Usually means: Recline comfortably, usually on back.
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  1. lie back: Merriam-Webster
  2. lie back: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. lie back: Wiktionary
  4. lie back: Dictionary.com
  5. lie back: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lie back: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lie back)

▸ verb:  (intransitive) To lie down from a sitting position
▸ verb:  To relax, to exert less effort

Similar:
lay back, kick back, chill, flop down, loll, lie in, plop down, crash, lounge, lie along, more...

Opposite:
sit up, rise, stand up, straighten up

Phrases:
lie on back, more...

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Similar:
lay back, kick back, chill, flop down, loll, lie in, plop down, crash, lounge, lie along, more...

Opposite:
sit up, rise, stand up, straighten up

Phrases:
lie on back, more...



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