noun
a long stay in bed in the morning
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑rest, ↑ease, ↑repose, ↑relaxation
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lie-in1/luy"in'/, n.
a protest demonstration in which participants lie down in a public place against regulations and resist being moved.
lie-in2
/luy"in'/, n. Chiefly Brit.
an act or instance of staying in bed longer than usual, esp. in the morning.
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lieˈ-inˈ noun
A longer than usual stay in bed in the morning
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Main Entry: ↑lie
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lie-in UK US noun [singular] british
a time when you stay in bed longer than usual in the morning
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lie-in «LY IHN», noun.
a lying down of a group of people in a public place to disrupt traffic, business, or other affairs, as a form of protest or demonstration; lie-down: »
Pollution protesters staged a lie-in at government offices in Tokyo (Time).
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/ˈlaıˌın/ noun [singular]
Brit informal : a time in the morning spent lying in bed instead of getting up
They had a nice long lie-in on the first morning of their holiday.
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a time when you stay in bed longer than normal in the morning
Useful english dictionary. 2012.