lie back

verb

lay back; lain back; lying back; lies back
Synonyms of lie backnext
: to lean backward from a sitting position to a flat position
The doctor asked him to lie back on the table.

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The member lay back down on the cot and strapped himself in tighter. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026 Sit or lie back on a reclining lawn chair or a blanket on the ground. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 Dodson was flaked out in the back, lying back, head out like that, snoring away there. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 Swim, snorkel, or simply lie back and let the hum of cicadas and the sound of the waves wash over you. — Marco Palermo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie back

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“Lie back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20back. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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