Meaning

• Noun

  1. An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
  2. That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly.
  3. A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
  4. A virtual area where players can chat and find opponents for a game.
  5. An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
  6. A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.
  7. A margin along either side of the playing field in the sport of kabaddi.
  8. A waiting area in front of a bank of elevators.

• Verb