List of antonyms from "lay a patch" to antonyms from "lay down arms"


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Definition of the day : « lay back »

  • As in abate : verb lessen, grow or cause to grow less
  • As in lull : verb calm, ease off
  • As in pacify : verb make peaceful; appease
  • As in relent : verb die down; let up
  • As in slack/slacken : verb do little or nothing; loosen
  • As in calm : verb make composed, quiet
Example sentences :
  • With parched throats, gasping for breath, they lay back in agony.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He had discarded his hat, and lay back on his elbows, ostensibly to look at the moon.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Johnny Rosenfeld lay back on the pillows and watched her face.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She would not let him speak much, and he lay back in his chair, looking at her.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • My mother was now exhausted with so much talking, and lay back in an arm-chair.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He lay back in his chair while she folded the shawl about him, and smiled at her.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He lay back in the chair and puffed smoke above his head for a while.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Then he lay back at his ease, smoking, and staring up at the moon.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • She lay back in an arm-chair trying to piece things together.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • She lay back on his shoulder again, and presently was more calm.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd