lie down

Formslies down, lying down, lay down, lain down

1. 1
   phrasal verbintransitive

   To put your body flat, for example on a bed or the floor.

   I'm tired, so I'm going to lie down for a while.

   The cat is lying down in the sun by the window.

   Similarrecline

   Oppositerise, stand

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2. 2
   a short restnoun · lie-downCommonwealthcountable

   A short rest when you lie flat, for example on a bed.

   Mum is having a lie-down because she has a headache.

   The doctor told him to have a lie-down after lunch.

   Similarrest, nap, snooze

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3. 3
   give inphrasal verbintransitive

   To accept something bad without trying to fight it.

   We will not lie down and let them close our school.

   Nobody expected the small town to lie down without a fight.

   Similarsubmit, yield, capitulate, surrender

   Oppositeresist

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4. 4
   be lazyphrasal verbintransitive

   To be lazy and not do what you should.

   The boss caught two workers lying down on the job.

   Nobody can lie down on the job when the store is this busy.

   Similarslack, loaf

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5. 5
   have sexphrasal verbeuphemisticintransitive

   A gentle way of saying to have sex with someone.

   In the story, the prince lay down with the maid and later married her.

   He promised he would never lie down with anyone else.

   Similarsleep

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   dog commandphrasal verbintransitiveimperative

   A word said to a sheepdog to make it lie flat, which helps control how the sheep move.

   The farmer shouted "Lie down!" and the dog stopped at once.

   "Lie down, Max," she called, and the sheep slowed and moved together.

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