lie in

Speech parts

1. lie in - Noun

2. lie in - Verb

Meaning

be in confinement for childbirth

a long stay in bed in the morning

originate (in)

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

lie-in

Synonyms

consist lie dwell march have rest whelp FAST strike involve protest belong demonstration constitute lying
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Antonyms

rouse work business labour attention avoid
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Hypernyms

exist rest ease relaxation repose be

Examples

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education. Plutarch

Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world. Thomas Carlyle

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose. Czesław Miłosz

To expect what never comes, to lie in bed and not sleep, to serve well and not be advanced, are three things to die of. Italian Proverb

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. English Proverb

Klingons do not lie in bed. Klingon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Lie group lie hid lie ideal lie in ambush lie in state lie in the bed one has made