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LIE LOW
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To try to avoid detection especially by police
Example:
After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "lie low" is one way to...):
hide; hide out (be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "lie low" is one way to...):
hide; hide out (be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
