lie down

Questions about lie down

What does lie down mean?

lie down means "assume a reclining position".

What is another word for lie down?

Close synonyms include lie. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of lie down?

The recorded antonyms are arise.

Is lie down a common word?

lie down is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.