Synonyms for lie low
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : loh |
| Phonetic Transcription : loʊ |
Top 10 synonyms for lie low Other synonyms for the word lie low
- abide
- adumbrate
- anticipate
- beard
- bide
- bide one's time
- blot out
- burrow
- cache
- camouflage
- cloak
- cool it
- couch
- cover
- curtain
- dally
- dissemble
- ditch
- duck
- eclipse
- ensconce
- enshroud
- fill time
- foresee
- go into hiding
- go underground
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- harbor
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- hush up
- keep dark
- keep from
- keep secret
- keep shirt on
- keep your shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- mask
- masquerade
- not give away
- not tell
- obscure
- occult
- plant
- play a waiting game
- protect
- put in a hole
- put on hold
- put out of the way
- remain
- reserve
- salt away
- save it
- screen
- secrete
- shadow
- shelter
- shield
- shroud
- sit tight
- sit up for
- skulk
- slink
- smuggle
- sneak
- squirrel
- stall
- stand by
- stash
- stay
- stay out of sight
- stay put
- stay up for
- stick around
- stifle
- stow
- stow away
- suppress
- sweat it
- take cover
- tarry
- tread water
- tuck away
- veil
- watch
- withhold
- wrap
Définition of lie low
Origin :- "not high," late 13c., from lah (late 12c.), "not rising much, being near the base or ground" (of objects or persons); "lying on the ground or in a deep place" (late 13c.), from Old Norse lagr "low," or a similar Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish låg, Danish lav), from Proto-Germanic *lega- "lying flat, low" (cf. Old Frisian lech, Middle Dutch lage, Dutch laag "low," dialectal German läge "flat"), from PIE *legh- "to lie" (see lie (v.2)).
- Meaning "humble in rank" is from c.1200; "undignified" is from 1550s; sense of "dejected, dispirited" is attested from 1737; meaning "coarse, vulgar" is from 1759. In reference to sounds, "not loud," also "having a deep pitch," it is attested from c.1300. Of prices, from c.1400. In geographical usage, low refers to the part of a country near the sea-shore (c.1300; e.g. Low Countries "Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg," 1540s). As an adverb c.1200, from the adjective.
- As in sit tight : verb be patient, wait
- As in wait : verb pause, rest
- As in wait and see : verb watch and wait
- As in stash : verb hide
- As in conceal : verb hide, disguise
- As in hide : verb conceal; remain unseen
- "Lie low, mes enfants," cried Aylward, motioning with his left hand.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I want to lie low; to square myself in my own sight and man's.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- We must lie low for a few days, so as to put the authorities off their guard.
- Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
- You lie low, and leave me to work things for the pair of us if I can.
- Extract from : « VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea » by David Christie Murray
- In that respect, whether I liked it or not, I must “lie low.”
- Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
- When I get anything the matter with me—which I don't often—I like to creep away and lie low.
- Extract from : « The Sign of the Spider » by Bertram Mitford
- All he could do was to crouch down in the ditch and “lie low.”
- Extract from : « A Dog with a Bad Name » by Talbot Baines Reed
- I guess the best plan is just to lie low, keep quiet and sneak in.
- Extract from : « The Radio Detectives Under the Sea » by A. Hyatt Verrill
- Hell come back to his boat and we can lie low and nab him when he does.
- Extract from : « The Radio Detectives in the Jungle » by A. Hyatt Verrill
- I told the Chief that it was madness not to lie low for a bit.
- Extract from : « The Air Pirate » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
Antonyms for lie low
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