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lie by (third-person singular simple present lies by, present participle lying by, simple past lay by, past participle lain by)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To have sex with.
   • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
     , Book V:

     Than he lete make a cry thorow all the oste that uppon layne of lyff and lymme […] that no lyege man that longyth to his oste sholde lye be no maydens ne ladyes nother no burgessis wyff that to the cité longis.

2. (intransitive, dated) To rest from labour; to take a break.

• (have sex with): lie with, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
• (take a break): have a break, take five

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