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lie low
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb lie low has 2 senses
- lie low(v = verb.perception) Array - keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous; Array is one way to hide, hide out
- lie low(v = verb.cognition) Array - to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while" is one way to hide, hide out
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THESAURUS
lie low
be incognito, be latent, beware, burrow, couch, crawl, crouch, disappear, drop from sight, escape notice, go into hiding, go to ground, go underground, grovel, have a care, hibernate, hide, hide away, hide out, hole up, hug the earth, lie, lie beneath, lie close, lie doggo, lie dormant, lie hid, lie prone, lie prostrate, lie snug, lie under, look about one, look out, look sharp, lurk, make no sign, masquerade, mind, play peekaboo, qui vive, remain anonymous, retire from sight, sit tight, smolder, squat, stay in hiding, take care, take cover, take heed, underlie, watch out, wear a maskROGET THESAURUS
lie low
Lowness
VB be low, lie low, lie flat, underlie, crouch, slouch, wallow, grovel, lower.
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