All lie down synonyms
lie down
L l verb lie down
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- go down β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- slump β to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- die β When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- unwind β to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition: to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope.
- recline β to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
- take it easy β relax
- sit back β relax, rest
- sprawl β to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- sleep β to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- soften β to make soft or softer.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- breathe β When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
- relax β to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
- lean β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- sit down β done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- perish β to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- resign β to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- succumb β to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
- capitulate β If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- retire β a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
- repose β the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- couch β A couch is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
- lounge β to pass time idly and indolently.
- nap β to sleep for a short time; doze.
- siesta β a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- loll β to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa.
- laze β to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- tranquilize β calm sb with drugs
- unbend β to straighten from a bent form or position.
- unlax β (IntransitiveΒ Verb) COL To relax.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- loaf β a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- stretch β to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- slumber β to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- slant β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- deposit β A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
- tilt β to furnish with a tilt.
- place β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- spell β a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- slack β not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- slacken β If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.