lie down or lay down meaning
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lay down lay someone down. to ease someone into a reclining position; to ease someone into bed. The baby woke up when I tried to lay him down. The nurse laid the disturbed patient down time and time again. See also: down, lay. to place something down on something.
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repose lay to rest - place in a grave or tomb; Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square; The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids; My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday. entomb, inhume, inter, bury.
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lay /ˈleɪ/. verb. lays; laid /ˈleɪd/ ; laying. Learner's definition of LAY. 1. [+ object] : to place (someone or something) down gently in a flat position. — often + down. — see also lay down (below). Lay the fabric carefully on the table. He laid a gentle hand on her shoulder. She laid the baby in his crib for a nap. He says that he never laid a finger/hand on her. [=that he never touched her]. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. He laid the newspaper down on the desk.
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bow down Verb. 1. bow down-get into a prostrate position, as in submission. prostrate. lie down, lie-assume a reclining position; lie down on the bed until you feel better.
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Tenosynovitis and Tendonitis in multiple joints, what can cause this? A2 [ I + adv/prep, L ] present participle lying, past tense lay, past participle lain to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface: to lie in bed. to lie on a beach. to lie on your side. A cat lay in front of the fire. He lies awake at night, worrying. A pen lay on the desk.
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- lay up phrasal verb; lay-by noun; lay down phrasal verb; lay into phrasal verb; lay off phrasal verb; lay out phrasal verb; lay-off noun; lay about phrasal verb; lay aside phrasal verb; lay charges phrase; lay before phrasal verb; lay reader noun; lay an egg phrase
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strip and strip someone or something down. to remove the covering of someone or something down to the lowest level. The emergency room nurse stripped the unconscious patient down to his shorts. He stripped down the patient to his underwear.
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- Contribute to our Open Dictionary. 1  1. to hold someone who is lying down, so that they cannot move Four people held him down. Synonyms and related words. 2  2. to hold something so it does not move upwards They put a cloth on the grass and stones on the edge to hold it down. Synonyms and related words.
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- Is it I'm laying down or I'm lying down? It's I'm lying down.. You lie down, you lay something on the  table. Lay means to place something down; in other words, it's  something you do to something else (as in to l…ay the blanket on the  couch).
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- How long does a typical request take? We will dial the fax number within about 30-90 seconds (depending on the document submitted). The fax itself will take about 30-45 seconds per page to transmit. You will receive status information within about 15 seconds after the fax completes. For a typical, one-page fax, the entire process takes less than 2 minutes.
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Lie Pinocchio, a symbol of untruthfulness. A lie is a statement that the stating party believes to be false and that is made with the intention to deceive. The practice of communicating lies is called lying, and a person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies may be employed to serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for the individuals who use them.
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squat vb (intr) , squats, squatting or squatted. 1. to rest in a crouching position with the knees bent and the weight on the feet. 2. to crouch down, esp in order to hide. 3. (Law) (tr) law to occupy land or property to which the occupant has no legal title.
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- Definition. 1  to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls to scatter, to throw, cast into. to give over to one's care uncertain about the result. 2  to put into, insert.
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prostrate 6. lying flat or at full length, as on the ground. 7. lying facedown on the ground, as in humility. 8. overthrown, overcome, or helpless: a country left prostrate by natural disasters. 9. physically weak or exhausted.
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lie Definition of lie. 1  1a : an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker or writer to be untrue with intent to deceive He told a lie to avoid punishment.b : an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker or writer the lies we tell ourselves to feel better historical records containing numerous lies.
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Lay vs. Lie (vs. Laid) Lay and lie are both present-tense verbs, but they don’t mean quite the same thing. Lay means to put or set something down, so if the subject is acting on an object, it’s “lay.” For example, I lay down the book. You, the subject, set down the book, the object.
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prone prone. 1  lying or leaning face downward. 2  lying flat or prostrate; in a horizontal position. 3  having a natural bent; disposed or inclined (to): prone to error. 4  groveling; abject.
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"What does ""Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"" Mean?" The idiom let sleeping dogs lie means not to stir up old conflicts or provoke an argument over unresolved issues. It is often better to agree to disagree and move forward rather than trigger hostilities over an ongoing difference of opinion.
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layer lay·er. n. 1. a. One that lays: a tile layer. b. A hen kept for laying eggs. 2. a. A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment: a layer of dust on the windowsill; a cake with four layers. b. A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum: layers of sedimentary rock; a layer of warm air. c. A depth or level: a poem with several layers of meaning.
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Thesaurus AntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: lay is a transitive verb and it is also a past tense of another verb lie to lay something somewhere means to put it there carefully or neatly lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor the other forms of lay are lays laying laid
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lie Third person singular. lies. Simple past. lay. Past participle. lain. Present participle. lying. ( 1 intransitive) If you lie down, your head and whole body are at the same level. 2  You lie down when you want to rest or sleep. 3  Antonyms: stand and sit.
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Walking Your Talk: The Path of Personal Integrity The dictionary describes the word “lie” in the following way: v 1. to say something that is not true in a conscious effort to deceive somebody, 2. to give a false impression; n 1. a false statement made deliberately, 2. a false impression created deliberately.
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What is etymology of âlet sleeping dogs lieâ? As noted lie refers to sleeping. The phrase clearly refers to watchdogs which have been used since ancient times to guard people and property. It is an old saying whose first usage instances date back to the 18th century.
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Lies intr.v. lay (lā), lain (lān), ly·ing (lī′ĭng), lies. 1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline: He lay under a tree to sleep. 2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal: Dirty dishes lay on the table. See Usage Note at lay1.
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"Train dogs to ""lie down""" Remember, “Down” is the command to get your dog to lie down. Don’t confuse him by saying Down if you want him to get off the sofa. Use Off instead. 1  Hold a treat in your hand with a bit sticking out so your dog can see it.
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lain an inaccurate or false statement; a falsehood. 4. the charge or accusation of telling a lie: He flung the lie back at his accusers. verb (used without object), lied, lying. 5. to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive.