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lie-in

lie-in

7.4
A public protest where people lie down to block access or draw attention
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪˌɪn/
  • UK
translation icon : protesta acostada
  • The activists organized a lie-in at the city square.

Examples

  • Dozens of students organised a lie-in outside the administration building during the strike.

  • Police asked the crowd to end the lie-in after it blocked the main pedestrian entrance.

  • Activists staged a lie-in in the city square to protest the council's development plan.

  • Many people participated in the lie-in to protest the new law.

  • During the protest, activists organized a lie-in on the steps of the government building to raise awareness about climate change.

  • The students participated in a lie-in outside the school to demand better funding for mental health services.

  • To oppose the new policy, community members held a lie-in in the park, lying down to symbolize their refusal to accept the changes.

Synonyms

sit-in
vslie-in
16 4.9

A protest where people sit in a place and refuse to leave

uses a horizontal body position to draw attention or block access
sleep-in
vslie-in
5.6

An organized event where people stay overnight to protest and ask for change

is a daytime demonstration of short duration using horizontal presence
laydown
vslie-in
4.6

An occasion when someone lies down to rest

is specifically a public demonstration using horizontal bodies to draw attention

How Disruptive

occupation
1 4.6
sit-in
16 4.9
lie-in
  • UK
7.4
demonstration
272 3.2
meeting
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

lie-in singular
lie-ins plural

Morphology

lie-in = lie (semi-transparent) = in + lie

Formally built from 'lie' + 'in', but the protest sense is an extended, culturally specific use that may not be obvious without context. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word lie-in is also used for a protest where people lie down in a public place; it comes from lie + in and works like a sit-in, so people 'lie in' to block or draw attention to a cause.