lay back

Verb

Meaning

(intransitive, proscribed) To lie down on one's back; to lie back.

(informal, transitive) To relax, such as on vacation.

(soccer, transitive) To make a short backward pass to a teammate in an attacking position.

Examples

I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be so many things going on - getting to the artist, getting to the publishers - you know, politics. I just didn't want to get mixed up in all of that. Otis Blackwell

Aging can be fun if you lay back and enjoy it. Clint Eastwood

Jericho lay back down on his side, watching her breathe just an arm's length from him. She was not beautiful while she slept; her mouth hung open and she snored very lightly, and this, despite everything that had happened, made him smile. Libba Bray

On nights like this he would stop the horse and lay back and look at the stars, the haunches moving under his back. It is so like humans to think there is more out there than there is here. They are greedy for the water to be more and for the land to be more and even greedy for the sky to be more. Robert Olmstead

The best way to listen to the album is to put it on, get some Moet, lay back with your boys, and kick it. Ice T

I lay back and tried not to think of the minutes passing. Just yesterday we had a wealth of them. Now each was a drop of heartsblood lost. Madeline Miller

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