lodge

/lɒdʒ/ verb

Definition

lodge in/on, etc › to become stuck somewhere: The bullet had lodged near his heart. → Compare dislodge

lodge at/with, etc › to live in someone's home and give them money for it

lodge a claim/complaint/protest, etc › to officially complain about something: He lodged an official complaint against the officers responsible.

(Definition of lodge verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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