lying down
Stretched out flat
Lying down is the act of reclining horizontally, typically on a bed, couch, or floor: I need to lie down for a minute.
The phrase often implies rest or recuperation.
To take something lying down is to accept it without resistance or protest—usually in the negative: I'm not going to take this insult lying down.
Flat, face upward
- proneInclined or face-down
- fetalOf the unborn
- flatLacking vertical variation
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
sprawled · stretched out · reclined · on your back · on your side · curled up · spread-eagled · propped up
Furniture for slumber
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- floorIndoor walking surface
- matFlat floor covering
- hammockHanging fabric bed
sofa · futon · chaise · daybed · lounger · recliner · beanbag · deckchair
supine
Flat, face upward
horizontal · sprawled · stretched out · reclined · on your back · on your side · curled up · spread-eagled · propped up · recovery position
bed
Furniture for slumber
hammock · sofa · futon · chaise · daybed · lounger · recliner · beanbag · deckchair · sunbed
pillow
Bedding for heads
comforter · blanket · nap · slumber · doze · snooze · siesta · dreams · bedtime · nighttime
rest
Cessation of activity
leisure · comfort · calm · soothe · de-stress · chill · meditation · savasana · stargazing · sunbathing
- body positionsflat, upright, standing, sitting, squat
- idlenessdoing nothing, idling, loafing, lounging, lazing
- pet behaviortail wagging, purring, kneading, growling, hissing
- posesstanding pose, sitting pose, seated pose, kneeling pose, reclining pose
- restresting, sleeping, napping, dozing, slumber
- passive stateswaiting, resting, sleeping, sitting, standing
lying downstanding
Position, physical or social
standing up · upright · vertical · sitting · sitting up
lying downup and about
Mobile after rest
active · moving · on the move · in motion · ambulatory
down, lying, laid, downward, downer, downed, downwards, downing