Antonyms for lying down

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : lahy

Phonetic Transcription : laɪ

Definition of lying down

Origin : "manner of lying," 1690s, from lie (v.2). Sense in golf is from 1857.

As in resting : adj taking rest
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 :

I asked him to crawl aft, out of the water; which he did, lying down in the stern-sheets.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

He could not help me, however, lying down in the bottom of the boat, the instant he was able.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Lying down on the stone of the wall that supports the iron railings.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Got a bad fall and when I come to I was lying down the hill against some greasewood.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

But ought you to have got up—I thought you were ill in bed; oughtn't you to be lying down?
Extract from : « Joy (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Lying down off there to the right, almost near enough to be seen.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

The latter was lying down in his works, the former behind a tree.
Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd

Whilst the men were lying down, my duties kept me on my feet.
Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock

Brown was sitting up over a tiny fire; all the others were lying down.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

I saw his eyes as he looked at you, lying down there on the brink.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

Synonyms for lying down

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