lie (down)

verb

Definition of lie (down)next
as in to drop off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
  1. drop off
  2. couch
  3. sleep
  4. recline
  5. nod
Verb
  • Hours later, just before 1:50 a.m., a dark Jeep Grand Cherokee being driven by Bush dropped off Freeman, who was wearing a mask and dressed in all black, officials said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The February edition of London Fashion Week is a day shorter than in the past due to designers dropping off the fall 2025 schedule or decamping to Paris.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of drop off
Verb
  • Many of the promises VoteVets makes when claiming to advocate veterans’ interests are couched in the language of the Democratic Party.
    Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Forensic services should be useful and couched in language that the court can understand and must withstand critical review and rebuttal from opposing parties.
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of couch
Verb
  • As Jagriti slept, her hair damp and curled with sweat, Dev drew out his daughter’s chart on a piece of paper.
    Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • One of us would sleep on each side of the couch, with our heads facing each other, and Bruce was usually in the middle of us on our legs.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of sleep
Verb
  • But the reality was far less cushy: Our seats reclined only a few inches more than regular coach seats.
    Debra Kamin, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Max Christie reclined in his locker while a recent Grizzlies game played on the Lakers’ locker-room television.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of recline
Verb
  • Reseller Beyond Retro is still riding the nostalgic wave with styles that nod to Y2K and ’90s trends.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Driving from Boston to Rhode Island, country artist Tim McGraw's Humble and Kind played on the radio — as if the Universe was nodding to our earlier discussion.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of nod
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