lie around

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lie around

verb lies around · lying around · lay around · lain around

To do nothing in particular; to be idle. I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel.
To be in an unknown place. I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.

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@misc{lie_around_2026,
  title = {lie around},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20around},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}