Definition of "lie down" [lie down]

• To assume a reclining position (verb)
• To be lazy or remiss (verb)

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• "The Peaceable Kingdom represents the earthly paradise which the prophet Isaiah foretold with the coming of Christ: “The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fattling together; and a little child shall lead them” Isa. 11:6ff."
• "I nodded, and left Tribunal Mountain to find a quiet spot near the beach to lie down and sleep."
• "A big fire of pine scraps burned where the shelterless would lie down their heads."