Get to know Loaf better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like loll or bum.
Loaf meaning
- A block of bread after baking.
- Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
- Ellipsis of loaf of bread: the brain or the head.
Synonyms of Loaf
Using Loaf
- The main meaning on this page is: A block of bread after baking. | Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar. | Ellipsis of loaf of bread: the brain or the head.
- Useful related words include: loaf of bread, loll, lounge around, waste one's time.
- In the example corpus, loaf often appears in combinations such as: loaf of, meat loaf, loaf and.
Context around Loaf
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Loaf
- In this selection, "loaf" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, meat, hauf, sliced, comes, tin and tins stand out and add context to how "loaf" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hauf loaf but aye and a hauf loaf but even. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "loaf" sits close to words such as alberto, athleticism and bangalore, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with loaf
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Here's Meat Loaf as Dennis. (6 words)
Children waited at bakeries for a single loaf of bread. (10 words)
As for the bakery treat, the Red Velvet Loaf is back. (11 words)
The full version “It’s a sair fecht for a hauf loaf … but aye better than nae breid!” has a wee tate o ironic humour aboot it – life’s a chave an a struggle even tae earn a hauf loaf, but even that’s better than nae breid ava! (49 words)
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, then remove the loaf from the tin and return to the oven for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. (40 words)
But the traffic pattern finally settled on a giant queue that would run like a long snake through the front of the commercial storefronts, marching past the car repair shop before spilling out at the Loaf ‘N Jug. (38 words)
The full version “It’s a sair fecht for a hauf loaf … but aye better than nae breid!” has a wee tate o ironic humour aboot it – life’s a chave an a struggle even tae earn a hauf loaf, but even that’s better than nae breid ava! (49 words)
People are afraid to go outside to buy a loaf of bread! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, then remove the loaf from the tin and return to the oven for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
The full version “It’s a sair fecht for a hauf loaf … but aye better than nae breid!” has a wee tate o ironic humour aboot it – life’s a chave an a struggle even tae earn a hauf loaf, but even that’s better than nae breid ava!
While some bread recipes are made in a loaf tin, all bakers need for this loaf is a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Loaf tins are not just for bread – you can also use them to make loaf-shaped cakes, a pound cake being one of the best and simplest.
She explained: 'Whether you make your own bread, buy a sliced loaf from the supermarket or choose an artisan loaf from a deli or bakery, the key is to choose a wholegrain variety.
According to Meat Loaf, Steinman had given the songs " Total Eclipse of the Heart " and " Making Love Out of Nothing at All " to Meat Loaf for this album.
Similarly, "use your loaf", meaning "use your head", derives from "loaf of bread " and also dates from the late 19th century but came into independent use in the 1930s.
As for the bakery treat, the Red Velvet Loaf is back.
But the traffic pattern finally settled on a giant queue that would run like a long snake through the front of the commercial storefronts, marching past the car repair shop before spilling out at the Loaf ‘N Jug.
Children waited at bakeries for a single loaf of bread.
Consumer Expert Tom Church said: “If you’ve ever opened your loaf of bread to make a sandwich, only to discover that it’s gone mouldy, consider placing a stick of celery into the bread bag.
Freeze in a loaf pan, breaking up occasionally until frozen solid.
Here's Meat Loaf as Dennis.
I have 10 songs right now that are super theatrical — I was listening to a lot of Meat Loaf at the time.
In a couple days, break up the leftover loaf, add tomato sauce or even a jar of prepared pasta sauce.
In the weekly food shop, a pint of milk would cost 5½p, a large loaf of bread 11½p, and a packet of Golden Wonder crisps 2½p.
MamaMancini’s Holdings, Inc engages in the marketing, manufacturing, and distribution of beef meatballs with sauce, turkey meatballs with sauce, beef meat loaf, sausage and peppers, chicken parmesan, and other similar meats and sauces.
Manja Pešl from the Brajel farm with a loaf of freshly baked Koroška rye sourdough bread.
Peace and Loaf Bakehouse is listed as 12 out of 71 restaurants in on TripAdvisor.
People are afraid to go outside to buy a loaf of bread!
Common combinations with loaf
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- loaf of 54×
- meat loaf 45×
- loaf and 15×
- the loaf 13×
- loaf from 7×
- and loaf 7×
- loaf but 5×
- this loaf 5×
- loaf is 5×
- loaf pan 5×