lay back

verb

past tense of lie back
as in stretched (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay back
  1. kicked back
  2. squatted
  3. slouched
  4. plopped
  5. lounged
  6. straddled
  7. plunked
Verb
  • When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • My mom kicked back in comfort with a good book.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Definition of kicked back
Verb
  • Police said Alston and her boyfriend, Halley Tejada, gained access to the Kips Bay apartment Vitels had just moved into on 31st Street and squatted there for two days.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Making a place known Just before noon the following day, Susan Washko squatted over a white plastic tub beside the stream that runs through Fiftymile Canyon.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Definition of squatted
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  • The artist paired her boots with dark wash jeans that slouched above the shaft, a white top, jean jacket and brown shearling coat from Tod’s.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
  • Jarvaise, wearing black shades, his shoulder-length hair combed back, sits slouched at the lower center of Taylor’s glowing, yellow canvas.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of slouched
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  • Muchová went up 3-1 early with a crouching forehand volley that just plopped inside the court, prompting applause from Gauff and a disbelieving shake of the head from Muchová.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of plopped
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  • Emily Ratajkowski lounged on a beach in Spain with her 5-year-old son Sylvester Apollo Bear wearing a tiny animal print bikini.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • In the center, a cluster of tortellini lounged in a pool of truffle-flecked butter sauce.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of lounged
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  • Baez threw the driver on the ground, straddled him and pressed a gun to his back.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
  • Pelosi then straddled the gator’s tail and got on top of the animal while the officer continued to restrain in the front, the video showed.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Definition of straddled
Verb
  • Canning picked off Carrigg after the San Diego State alum was plunked by a pitch to lead off the sixth.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026
  • Adell, who homered in the third inning, took three straight balls from O’Brien (3-4) before getting plunked by the next pitch to force in the winning run.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of plunked
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