lie around

verb

To do nothing in particular; to be idle.

“I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel.”

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Meanings

verblie around (third-person singular simple present lies around, present participle lying around, simple past lay around, past participle lain around)

present singular third person lies around · participle present lying around · past lay around · participle past lain around

  1. To do nothing in particular; to be idle.

    I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel.

  2. To be in an unknown place.

    I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbhang around idly

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Broader
idlelazeslug
Also see
knock about

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

lie around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20around

MLA

“lie around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lie around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20around.

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