"lie by" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies by [present, singular, third-person], lying by [participle, present], lay by [past], lain by [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> by}} lie by (third-person singular simple present lies by, present participle lying by, simple past lay by, past participle lain by)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To have sex with. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms (have sex with): lie with
    Sense id: en-lie_by-en-verb-pqiUiagB Disambiguation of 'have sex with': 98 2
  2. (intransitive, dated) To rest from labour; to take a break. Tags: dated, intransitive Categories (topical): Rest Synonyms (take a break): have a break, take five
    Sense id: en-lie_by-en-verb-oGEgtiZh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (by) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (by): 15 85 Disambiguation of 'take a break': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: go to bed with, sleep with, copulate with

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lie by meaning in English (2.3kB)

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        {
          "ref": ", Book V",
          "text": "Than he lete make a cry thorow all the oste that uppon layne of lyff and lymme […] that no lyege man that longyth to his oste sholde lye be no maydens ne ladyes nother no burgessis wyff that to the cité longis."
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        "To rest from labour; to take a break."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To have sex with."
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    },
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    },
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    {
      "sense": "take a break",
      "word": "take five"
    }
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