lie (down)

verb

Definition of lie (down)next
as in to drop off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
  1. drop off
  2. couch
  3. sleep
  4. recline
  5. nod
Verb
  • The shuttle can also drop off riders at transportation hubs linking them with other attractions.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The company expected user growth to drop off when Brazil lifted its ban in October, but in the wake of the election, the growth surge Bluesky is on now feels different, Wang said.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of drop off
Verb
  • The wording in those posts were often couched, appearing to be an insider’s intuition.
    Katie Strang, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Some American journalists and politicians couched their desire to round up and imprison Japanese Americans in humanitarian terms: to protect them from potential mob violence.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of couch
Verb
  • Synthetic bags are generally the best budget sleeping options for those camping in the heat.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
  • May help cushion your shoulders and hips, especially when sleeping on your side.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of sleep
Verb
  • Electric stoves were placed on wooden dining tables, reclining chairs, and wardrobes, transmitting heat into glass distillers and condensers.
    Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The rear seat slides fore and aft and reclines for comfort.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of recline
Verb
  • Each helicopter in the distance, each blood-curdling howl, each suspenseful dose of dissonance serves to intensify the film’s mental burden, creating a gut-wrenching abyss of mounting despair that nods to the era, 1978, when Chile was floundering under the hushed state violence of Augusto Pinochet.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • With a name that nods to the midday professional gatherings of the 1980s, Citymeals on Wheels’ annual Power Lunch began as a convergence of New York City’s most powerful women—to raise crucial funds for the nonprofit and upend the stereotypical masculine associations with the occasion.
    David Graver, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of nod
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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