lie (down)

verb

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

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  1. drop off
  2. couch
  3. sleep
  4. recline
  5. nod
Verb
  • In the days after the election, workers will process and tally early ballots dropped off immediately before and on Election Day.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • There was clearly a drop off in the second half where Barca might have gone on to net further goals in other encounters, and Flick warned that his men will have to be better against Red Star Belgrade in the UCL this week.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of drop off
Verb
  • Some American journalists and politicians couched their desire to round up and imprison Japanese Americans in humanitarian terms: to protect them from potential mob violence.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • But the research, released by secondhand wholesaler Garson & Shaw, also revealed a degree of hypocrisy couched within those sentiments.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of couch
Verb
  • But really, my question here is this: Do doctors really sleep shirtless in the on-call room?
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The designer’s team instead partitioned it, with a living area separate from the sleeping area.
    Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of sleep
Verb
  • The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.
    Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The business class cabin features a 25-inch-wide chair that can be reclined into a two-meter-long bed.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of recline
Verb
  • The Peacock and Prime Video options felt like a decent enough compromise: the comforts of a traditional Election Night experience (correspondents reporting, analysts opining, anchors announcing results) packaged in a way that nodded toward the destabilizing future.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Jones’ total of seven Academy Award nominations include best picture, original score and original song for 1985’s The Color Purple, which received 11 Academy Award nods overall.
    Jennifer Frederick, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of nod
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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