lie-down
noun
a nap.
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lie-down
American
[lahy-doun]
/ ˈlaɪˌdaʊn /
noun
Chiefly British.
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lie-downs
plural
lie down
British
verb
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to place oneself or be in a prostrate position in order to rest or sleep
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to accept without protest or opposition (esp in the phrases lie down under, take something lying down )
noun
lie down
Idioms
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Etymology
Origin of lie-down
First recorded in 1830–40; noun use of verb phrase lie down
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Perhaps because the term is so plainly descriptive, I’ve always seen a lie-down as something necessary and sensible, rather than indulgent or lazy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
It has a seating capacity of 288, with many oversized seats and 28 first-class pods with lie-down seats.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
When she went upstairs to have a lie-down, it wasn't long before she was woken up by the huge racket coming from downstairs.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2020
Today I thought I’d just take a lie-down, and drift.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 25, 2019
"May we see the horses, Mike—are they having their lie-down, or anything?"
From Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser
“What is that?” he said, holding a corner of the comforter aloft, staring intently at something located where he had been about to lie down.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Initially I was scared to lie down, especially on my back, as I would remember the time I spent in the rubble," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Experts say that, in these situations, it is best to lie down and play dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
She stops everything, sometimes for as little as 15 minutes, to lie down on the dock and close her eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
I needed to lie down and sleep, but Mr. Weiss gave a speech and I had to listen, or at least to look as though I were listening.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
From sit-ins at the school board headquarters, demonstrators went on to lie-downs in front of "Willis Wagons," mobile classrooms that are sent into neighborhoods with crowded schools.
From Time Magazine Archive
Primarily, it is the business faculty that is developed in all lie-downs of Australian life.
From The Awful Australian by Valerie Desmond
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