noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

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

2. 2
   A form of protest where a group of people lie down in a public area.
3. 3
   a long stay in bed in the morning wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

die-insleep-in

Example

More examples

"Sometimes I like a lie-in until noon on Sunday mornings."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Deverbal from lie in.

Etymology 2

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

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