lie around

Verb

Meaning

hang around idly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lie about loaf lie idle relax lounge unwind wallow loiter take it easy laze loll knock about wallowing kill time

Show all synonyms

Antonyms

go around take pains leave no stone unturned go all out do your homework work hard

Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

slug idle stagnate laze

Examples

She did all the work while he lay around Source: Internet

Bald eagle chicks are endearing, but not, in any traditional sense, cute: Their unwieldy, disproportionate wings and legs wind up contorting into all kinds of crazy tangles when they lie around the nest. Source: Internet

I'm going to take lots of good books to read while I lie around in the hammock on the beach, including Vincent Lam's Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures and for light reading (hah!) David Hewson's Sacred Cut. Source: Internet

It isn't uncommon for girls to pull away from old friends as they grow up -- and frankly, sometimes teens lie around the house lethargically. Source: Internet

David goes to surf, I go to lie around in the sun. Source: Internet

I was amused by the irony that when I was so busy with work, all I wanted was time to lie around to watch TV or read; yet when I did have the time, I had no energy or interest. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lie algebra lie along lie alongside lie athwart of lie awake lie back