lie-in

noun

A period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up.

“Since I didn't have to go to work, I decided to have a lie-in.”

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die-in
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Meanings

lie-in1

nounlie-in (plural lie-ins)

plural lie-ins

  1. UKA period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up.

    Since I didn't have to go to work, I decided to have a lie-in.

    1 more example

    ‘But the only thing I need now is a taxi and a bed to lie in.’ ‘Yeah, go on home, Frankie. Sleep it off, have a lie-in, forget the bloody woman. […]’

    2009, K. O. Dahl, The Fourth Man: A Thriller, Minotaur Books, →ISBN, page 59

lie-in2

nounlie-in (plural lie-ins)

plural lie-ins

  1. A form of protest where a group of people lie down in a public area.

    Synonyms: die-in

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of protest where a group of people lie down in a public area.

Similar
die-in
Also see
die-insleep-in

Origin

lie-in · noun

Deverbal from lie in.

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lie-in · noun

From lie + -in, modelled after sit-in, etc.

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Translations

Bulgarian излежаване
  • излежаване (izležavane)A period spent lying in bed for longer than usual
Polish wyspanie się
  • wyspanie sięA period spent lying in bed for longer than usual
Cite this entry
APA

lie-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie-in

MLA

“lie-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie-in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lie-in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie-in.

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