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lie down — n [singular] BrE a short rest, usually on a bed ▪ I m going upstairs to have a lie down … Dictionary of contemporary English
lie-down — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a short rest on a bed or sofa … English terms dictionary
lie down — verb assume a reclining position (Freq. 11) lie down on the bed until you feel better • Syn: ↑lie • Ant: ↑arise • Hypernyms: ↑change posture … Useful english dictionary
lie-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: lie down : a lying down or period of lying down : nap, rest * * * /luy down /, n. Chiefly Brit. a nap. [1830 40; n. use of v. phrase lie down … Useful english dictionary
lie-down — N SING If you have a lie down, you have a short rest, usually in bed. [BRIT, INFORMAL] She had departed upstairs for a lie down … English dictionary
lie down — verb a) to assume a reclining position Lie down on the bed until you feel better. b) to be lazy or remiss He never got promoted because he was always lying down on the job … Wiktionary
lie down — noun (singular) BrE a short rest, usually on a bed: I m going upstairs to have a lie down … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lie-down — UK / US noun [singular] British a short rest when you lie on a bed … English dictionary
lie down — Synonyms and related words: bed, bed down, couch, crawl, curl up, go to bed, go to rest, grovel, lay, lie, lie flat, lie limply, lie prone, lie prostrate, loll, lounge, prone, prostrate, recline, repose, rest, settle to rest, snug down, sprawl,… … Moby Thesaurus
lie-down — noun Brit. a short rest on a bed or sofa … English new terms dictionary
Lie — Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English