"lie back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies back [present, singular, third-person], lying back [participle, present], lay back [past], lain back [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> back}} lie back (third-person singular simple present lies back, present participle lying back, simple past lay back, past participle lain back)
  1. (intransitive) To lie down from a sitting position Tags: intransitive Related terms: lie back and think of England
    Sense id: en-lie_back-en-verb-kd6z6t99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (back) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (back): 79 21
  2. To relax, to exert less effort Categories (topical): Rest
    Sense id: en-lie_back-en-verb-psVrtXvD

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lie back meaning in English (1.4kB)

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