Definition of "lie-down" [lie-down]

• A short period of rest while lying. (noun)

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• "The story goes that they went into the churchyard in Gweedore together, for a lie-down in the long grass."
• "As a matter of policy, anytime I was tempted to write autobiography or biography, I went and had a cold shower and a lie-down."
• "Having spent the afternoon manning our Transfer Deadline Day minute-by-minute report John 'Two Phones and the Truth' Ashdown is currently in the hotseat, I've been for a quick lie-down in a darkened room and am now back to type you through the evening's football action."