LODGING
live in
to live at the residence at which one works. (Said of servants.)In order to be here early enough to prepare breakfast, the cook has to live in.Mr. Simpson has a valet, but he doesn't live in.
move in on someone
to move into someone's household.My mother-in-law moved in on us for two months.I wouldn't move in on you without an invitation.
put someone up
to provide lodging for someone.I hope I can find someone to put me up.They were able to put up John for the night.
room and board
food to eat and a place to live; the cost of food and lodging. (Fixed order.)That college charges too much for room and board.How much is your room and board?
ba(t)ch (it)
tr. & in. to live alone like a bachelor.I tried to bach it for a while, but I got too lonely.I didn't want to batch, but I had to.
buddy up (with someone)
in. to share living space with someone; to share something with someone.Let's buddy up, okay?There weren't enough to go around, so we had to buddy up.
cliff-dweller
n. someone who lives in a tall apartment building.I could never survive as a cliff-dweller in a big city.The majority of cliff-dwellers wouldn't choose to live in any other way.
crash
1.
in. to spend the night.
I crashed at a friend's place in the city.You have a place I can crash?
2.
n. a place to sleep.
I think I know of a crash for tonight.Molly's on the phone, looking for a crash.
crash pad
n. a place to stay the night on short notice.I've got a crash pad in the city for emergencies like this.I gotta find a crash pad for tonight.
crib
n. a dwelling. (Underworld.)Where's your crib, man?My good threads are all back at my crib.
digs
n. a dwelling; a dwelling and its furnishings.You got some pretty swell digs here.Nice digs. You like it here?
fleabag
n. a cheap hotel; a flophouse.I won't stay in this fleabag for one minute.Rocko never stays in fleabags. He's too proud. Bruno doesn't care.
flop
n. a place to sleep for the night; a bed in a flophouse. (Streets.)The old man was looking for a flop for the night.Do you know where I can find a flop?
flophouse
n. a very cheap hotel offering only rows of beds.This place is a flophouse! I won't stay here for a moment.All some of those guys need in life is a flop in a flophouse.
hut
n. a house.I've got to go to my hut and pick up some bills.Where's your hut? I'll come and visit you.
layout
n. a place; a place to live.How much does a layout like this set you back a month?This is a nice layout you got here.
pad
n. a place to live; one's room or dwelling.Why don't you come over to my pad for a while?This is a nice pad you've got here.
put someone up
tr. to provide someone with temporary shelter; to let someone stay the night.Can you put me up for a few days?I could put up a football team, there's so much room here.
setup
n. a place to live.She's got a little setup over on Maple.This is a pretty nice setup. What's the rent?
shack up (with someone)
in. to move in with someone temporarily, presumably for sexual purposes.They shacked up for over a year until her parents found out and stopped sending her money.They decided to shack up.
take someone in
tr. to give shelter to someone.We took her in and gave her some soup and a place to stay.Mrs. Wilson takes in almost every young person who needs her help.