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loo¹

(lo͞o)

n. pl. loos

A trick-taking card game in which each player contributes stakes to a pool and attempts to win at least one trick. A player who does not win at least one trick must add to the pool.

[Short for obsolete lanterloo, from French lanturlu, a meaningless refrain, loo.]

loo²

(lo͞o)

n. pl. loos Chiefly British

A toilet.

[Origin unknown.]

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loo

(luː)

n, pl loos

Brit an informal word for lavatory¹

[C20: perhaps from French lieux d'aisance water closet]

loo

(luː)

n, pl loos

1. (Card Games) a gambling card game

2. (Card Games) a stake used in this game

[C17: shortened form of lanterloo, via Dutch from French lanterelu, originally a meaningless word from the refrain of a popular song]

loo

(luː)

a variant spelling of lou

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

loo¹

(lu)

n., pl. loos, n.

1. a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.

2. the forfeit or sum paid into the pool.

v.t.

3. to subject to a forfeit at loo.

[1665–75; short for lanterloo < Dutch lanterlu < French lantur(e)lu orig., the refrain of a song]

loo²

(lu)

n., pl. loos. Brit.

toilet (defs. 1, 2).

[1935–40; of uncertain orig.]

loo

Past participle: looed
Gerund: looing

Imperative
loo
loo

Present
I loo
you loo
he/she/it loos
we loo
you loo
they loo

Preterite
I looed
you looed
he/she/it looed
we looed
you looed
they looed

Present Continuous
I am looing
you are looing
he/she/it is looing
we are looing
you are looing
they are looing

Present Perfect
I have looed
you have looed
he/she/it has looed
we have looed
you have looed
they have looed

Past Continuous
I was looing
you were looing
he/she/it was looing
we were looing
you were looing
they were looing

Past Perfect
I had looed
you had looed
he/she/it had looed
we had looed
you had looed
they had looed

Future
I will loo
you will loo
he/she/it will loo
we will loo
you will loo
they will loo

Future Perfect
I will have looed
you will have looed
he/she/it will have looed
we will have looed
you will have looed
they will have looed

Future Continuous
I will be looing
you will be looing
he/she/it will be looing
we will be looing
you will be looing
they will be looing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been looing
you have been looing
he/she/it has been looing
we have been looing
you have been looing
they have been looing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been looing
you will have been looing
he/she/it will have been looing
we will have been looing
you will have been looing
they will have been looing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been looing
you had been looing
he/she/it had been looing
we had been looing
you had been looing
they had been looing

Conditional
I would loo
you would loo
he/she/it would loo
we would loo
you would loo
they would loo

Past Conditional
I would have looed
you would have looed
he/she/it would have looed
we would have looed
you would have looed
they would have looed

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Noun

loo - a toilet in Britain

W.C., water closet, closet

john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Translations

záchod

vessa

cabinetpetit coinWC

toalet

gabinetto cesso

トイレ

화장실

toaleta

casa de banho toalete

уборная

stranišče

toa

ห้องน้ำ

tuvalet

nhà vệ sinh

厕所

loo

[luː] N (= toilet) → retrete m, wáter m (Sp), baño m (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

loo

[ˈluː] n (British) → w.-c mpl, petit coin
Where's the loo?
BUT Où sont les toilettes?.

loo

n (Brit inf) → Klo nt (inf); to go to the loo → aufs Klo gehen (inf); in the loo → auf dem Klo (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

loo

[luː] n (Brit) (fam) (toilet) → gabinetto, cesso

loo

→ مِرْحَاضٌ záchod wc Klo αποχωρητήριο inodoro, váter vessa WC toalet gabinetto トイレ 화장실 wc do toaleta casa de banho, toalete уборная toa ห้องน้ำ tuvalet nhà vệ sinh 厕所

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'I am sick of my life, Loo. I, hate it altogether, and I hate everybody except you,' said the unnatural young Thomas Gradgrind in the hair-cutting chamber at twilight.

You,' said Tom; 'you are a girl, Loo, and a girl comes out of it better than a boy does.

When he says to me what I don't like, I shall say to him, "My sister Loo will be hurt and disappointed, Mr.

'Not but what I shall be very unwilling, both to leave you, Loo, and to leave you here.

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When I went to Lunnon town sirs, Too rul loo rul Too rul loo rul Wasn't I done very brown sirs?

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Amongst these are the curious legends which I collected about the chain armour that saved us from destruction in the great battle of Loo, and also about the "Silent Ones" or Colossi at the mouth of the stalactite cave.

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Loo,' but never 'Lee!' until we are reduced to the very last extremity, and are in the midst of difficulties, extrication from which appears to be all but impossible.

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Guan Eng who is now Finance Minister filed three separate suits related to Loo's statements at a media conference on May 29, 2007 pertaining to the sale of the land.

Witness in defamation suit says no malice against Guan Eng

A lack of public toilets is a risk to public health, claim campaigners Kirklees Council can waste PS80,000 on numptys checking green bins but won't spend a penny on loos.

You say..

She says she's much "quicker at using the loo than the rest of the family" and says she is sick of having to wait.

Mum wants to give family 'toilet tickets' to stop them spending too long on loo; She's fed up of having to wait for her partner or kids to finish every time she wants to use the loo in their family home

It's such a simple idea, but it could make an enormous difference - and surely having easy access to a loo is the most basic of human rights?

THE LONG & THE CAUGHT SHORT OF IT

Loo is a Swedish chef who has made the Philippines his home.

How the Swedes do their famous meatballs and shrimp salad