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LIE AROUND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hang around idly

Example:

She did all the work while he lay around

Synonyms:

lie about; lie around

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "lie around" is one way to...):

idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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