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lie dormant: be inactive, as if asleep; "His work lay dormant for many years"

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hibernate collapse: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"; be in an inactive or dormant state

lurk collapse: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

lie low collapse: to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"; keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous

escape notice collapse

lay to collapse

underlie collapse: be or form the base for; lie underneath

lay by collapse

hole up collapse: score a hole in one; remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

be still collapse

lie down collapse: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

sit back collapse: settle into a comfortable sitting position

take cover collapse

recline collapse: cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow"

loll collapse

lay off collapse

stagnate collapse: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"; cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"; stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"

sit tight collapse: maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

slander collapse: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

do nothing collapse

fib collapse: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"; tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

grovel collapse

not budge collapse

libel collapse: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks; a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person; print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

lounge collapse: a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait; sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"

hang fire collapse

stretch the truth collapse

half truth collapse

white lie collapse: an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

crouch collapse: the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body; bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

dwell in collapse

prevaricate collapse

fish story collapse

tall story collapse

mendacity collapse: the tendency to be untruthful

sprawl collapse: an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about; sit or lie with one's limbs spread out; go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"

vegetate collapse: propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"; grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"; grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"; produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"; establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"; lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind

mislead collapse: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

inhere collapse: be inherent in something

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