HOUSE

Definitions

1. 1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle. At length have housed me in a humble shed. Young. House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse. Evelyn.
2. 2. To drive to a shelter. Shak.
3. 3. To admit to residence; to harbor. Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. Sir P. Sidney.
4. 4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. Sandys.
5. 5. To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.