lying

Lying down flat on a surface, mainly being supported by the back, side or the stomach.

(Grammatical Note: Lying is the correct term to describe someone's posture. "Laying" should only be used when something is performing the action of laying something else down.)

See also

• lying on person
• on back
• on side
• on stomach
• reclining
• Tag Group:Posture

The following tags are aliased to this tag: laying, laying_down, and lying_down (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: on_back, on_side, and on_stomach (learn more).