Antonyms for lie down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lahy-doun

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪˌdaʊn

Definition of lie down

Origin : period of rest reclining, 1840, from lie (v.2) + down (adv.).

As in kick back : verb relax
As in lie : verb be prostrate, flat
As in relax : verb be or feel at ease
As in repose : verb relax; recline
As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
As in turn in : verb go to bed
As in fall : verb be overthrown by an enemy; surrender

Example sentences :

They are no longer afraid to lie down as they may have been for a week.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The officers and men not employed in the trenches were directed to lie down.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

"If you've finished your curds you must lie down," said Miss North.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Little Dorrit was deeply anxious that he should lie down to compose himself.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Come and ask her if she is better; come and ask her to lie down.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Then should I lie down and rise up, and none to make me afraid.
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

Frank persuaded him to lie down, and in a little while his father was asleep.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

The wolf said: “Very well, then let us lie down in our beds and sleep.”
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

She looked to my fancy as if she were trying but unable to lie down.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Despairing, conscious only of a desire to lie down, to rest, he tried another.
Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner

Synonyms for lie down

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