laying down
Getting flat, resting
Laying down is the act of placing something in a horizontal position or putting it to rest.
You lay down your burdens, your weapons, or your cards.
To lay down the law is to state rules firmly and authoritatively.
In wine culture, laying down bottles means storing them for future aging.
The phrase often gets confused with lying down, which describes reclining oneself rather than placing something else.
Cease resistance, yield
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- prostrateLying fully extended
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- kneelBend legs to ground
capitulate · acquiesce · defer · comply · concede · submit · obeisance · subjection
Upholstered seating furniture
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- bedFurniture for slumber
- hammockHanging fabric bed
- futonConvertible couch-bed
chaise · lounger · daybed · recliner · ottoman · divan · settee · deckchair
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- calmFree from agitation
- easeLack of strain
tranquility · serenity · leisure · peacefulness · meditation · mindfulness · quietude · destress
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
kneel · capitulate · acquiesce · defer · comply · concede · submit · obeisance · subjection · give in
couch
Upholstered seating furniture
futon · chaise · lounger · daybed · recliner · ottoman · divan · settee · deckchair · sunbed
nap
Brief daytime rest
snooze · slumber · drowse · repose · rest · fatigue · tiredness · peaceful · quiet · eyes closed
unwind
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- calmFree from agitation
ease · tranquility · serenity · leisure · peacefulness · meditation · mindfulness · quietude · destress · soothe
- rummy gamesrummy, melds, meld, runs, gin rummy
- Quakerismthee, thou, thy, thine, inner light
- QuakersFriends, Quakerism, Quaker meetings, William Penn, inner light
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
laying downstanding up
Assuming vertical posture
standing · getting up · rising · upright · erect
laying downgetting up
Transition from prone to standing
rising · moving about · on the go · bustling · exercising
laying downpicking up
Grasping and lifting
taking up · revoking · rescinding · withdrawing · abandoning
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