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
  • In one such report, a single tear-gas cannister kicked back was recorded as forty-four assaults.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of kicked back
Verb
  • When not giving water, Radha squatted under the awning of the vegetable-oil store next to the liquor shop.
    — Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For most of that session, Melton squatted behind the plate, sweating and catching bullpens for pitchers who had more experience and more college offers.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of squatted
Verb
  • The mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At Dolce Vita, the in-demand Romie boots are back in stock in a gorgeous chocolate suede that's slightly slouched to pair with your favorite jeans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of slouched
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  • In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variants into a new universe.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Daisy Chain Fields arrived on a sweltering summer Saturday, plopped in the middle of Irvine’s suede hills, inside Orange County lines.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of plopped
Verb
  • In another photo, the 21-year-old model lounged on the floor with her head propped on one hand while wearing a pair of pastel blue heels and a cream cardigan.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Once, Navarrete represented a client virtually from a hotel room, a work jacket over her swimsuit while the rest of her family lounged at the beach.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lounged
Verb
  • Freddy straddled all these worlds, observing their points of intersection and grooves of adjacency.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The following week, Rahe answered a phone call from Al Ameskamp, the owner of one of the two farms the movie ballfield straddled.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of straddled
Verb
  • At the restaurant, tables plonked in the sand feel intimate and experiential as well as immersed in the changing colors of the sunset sky.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With no room for error, Webb walked Andruw Monasterio to gift the Red Sox one run, then plunked Mickey Gasper to gift them another.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of plunked
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