lie still
Remain completely motionless
To lie still is to remain motionless while lying down, either deliberately or from inability to move: The doctor told her to lie still during the scan.
The phrase often appears in contexts of rest, medical examination, or hiding.
He lay still in the grass, hoping not to be spotted.
- immobileUnable to shift
- motionlessLacking all movement
- not movingLacking motion or movement
- supineFlat, face upward
- flat on backLying face-up horizontally
prone · corpse-like · inert · unmoving · stationary · bedridden · calm · play dead · peaceful · recovery position · restful · quiet · keep quiet · relaxed · serene · static · undisturbed · wait
lie stillmove around
Change position repeatedly
thrash about · toss and turn · fidget · squirm · wriggle
lie stillstruggle
Labored effort against resistance
convulse · spasm · have a fit · roll around
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