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laydown

laydown

4.6
An occasion when someone lies down to rest
  • noun
  • /ˈleɪˌdaʊn/
translation icon : reposo
  • The yoga instructor recommended a laydown at the end of the session to relax the body.

Examples

  • He took a brief laydown before starting his homework.

  • After a long run, the athlete enjoyed a quick laydown on the grass.

  • The soldier took a quick laydown before the mission.

  • After the hike, we enjoyed a peaceful laydown on the grass.

  • After a long day at work, she took a peaceful laydown on the couch to rest.

  • The doctor advised him to have a short laydown to help alleviate his fatigue.

  • Following their morning exercise, the team enjoyed a quick laydown on the mats to recover.

Antonyms

to stand up
559 1.0

To get up from sitting or lying and be on your feet

Surface Forms

laydown singular
laydowns plural

Morphology

laydown = lay (transparent) = down + lay

The noun is formed straightforwardly from the phrasal verb 'lay down', so the meaning is easily recoverable from the component words. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word laydown comes from the simple phrase lay + down, where lay means 'to put' and down shows direction. Think of placing something gently on a surface or lying down to rest, which is why a laydown is an act of putting something or lying in a position of rest.