单词 | lie by |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie (lay) by b. Nautical. to lie (lay) by: (a) to come almost to a stand, either by backing sail or by leaving only enough sail to keep the vessel's head straight; = modern phrase lie to; also transferred; (b) to dodge under small sail under the land (Adm. Smyth). ΚΠ 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. i. 11 The Billowes of the Sea, Hung their heads, & then lay by . View more context for this quotation 1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 102 To stop Leaks afore, the Ship must stop its motion, lye by, or bear up. 1704 London Gaz. No. 4054/1 We lay by all day..repairing our Defects. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. ii. xvi. 72 We were obliged to lay-by in the night. to lie by to lie by ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [verb (intransitive)] > have concubine to lie by1571 1571 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxviii. 28 My Father..had ane wyfe, Thocht he abusit his body, and lay by. 2. Nautical. = to lie to at Phrasal verbs: see by prep. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > lie to trya1584 to lie by1623 to lay by1697 to lie to1711 to lay to1798 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. i. 11 The Billowes of the Sea, Hung their heads, & then lay by . View more context for this quotation 1666 London Gaz. No. 60/1 Our Fregats received some damage in their sails, and..were forced to ly by to mend them. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. v. 179 We lay by all the night..for Captain Saunders..to join us. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms at Faire servir To make sail, after having lain by for some time. 3. To remain unused, be laid up in store. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > remain unused [verb (intransitive)] atliec1000 lie1377 to lie by the wall (or walls)1579 to lie by1642 sit1839 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 59 Let his carnall favour, and erroneous conceits ly by, let him empty himselfe of a worldly heart. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 441 Peters nets lay by when the season was. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cccclviii. 434 The..Wretchedness of Avarice, that rather then make use of the Bounties of Providence in their Seasons, suffers them to lye by and Perish. 1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 74 Thriving Nations have..great Stores lying by of their own Manufactures. 1843 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 254 I had..pillows lying by of no use. 4. To keep quiet, withdraw from observation; to remain inactive, rest. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > be inactive [verb (intransitive)] > remain inactive stillc1330 liec1374 stayc1540 to keep one's bill under wing1548 connive1667 to lie by1709 repose1817 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > remain in hiding lurkc1300 to hide one's headc1475 mitch1558 nestle1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 to lay low1600 skulk1626 squat1658 to lie by1709 hide1872 to hole up1875 to lie low1880 to lie (also play) doggo1882 to hide out1884 to put the lid on1966 1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 133. ⁋5 To lie by for some Time in Silence and Obscurity. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. 53 Sir H. ‘What a plague—you did not cane him?’ Sir Ch. ‘He got well after a fortnight's lying by’. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. i. 7 We determined on lying by for a day at Valladolid, as well to rest our mules, as to call on signor Sangrado. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. xii. 292 I lay by on the watch for some opportunity when I might mend my own situation with my father. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxi. 117 I must go below, and lie-by for a day or two. 1892 Law Times 93 414/1 The plaintiff had lain by, whereas he should have taken the earliest opportunity of coming to the court. to lie with (or †by) f. Hence to lie with (or †by): to have sexual intercourse with. Somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > engage in sexual activity with [verb (transitive)] > have sexual intercourse with mingeOE haveOE knowc1175 ofliec1275 to lie with (or by)a1300 knowledgec1300 meetc1330 beliea1350 yknowc1350 touchc1384 deala1387 dightc1386 usea1387 takec1390 commona1400 to meet witha1400 servea1400 occupy?a1475 engender1483 jangle1488 to be busy with1525 to come in1530 visitc1540 niggle1567 mow1568 to mix one's thigh with1593 do1594 grind1598 pepper1600 yark1600 tumble1603 to taste of1607 compressc1611 jumble1611 mix?1614 consort?1615 tastea1616 bumfiddle1630 ingressa1631 sheet1637 carnal1643 night-work1654 bump1669 bumble1680 frig?c1680 fuck1707 stick1707 screw1719 soil1722 to do over1730 shag1770 hump1785 subagitatec1830 diddle1879 to give (someone) onec1882 charver1889 fuckeec1890 plugc1890 dick1892 to make a baby1911 to know (a person) in the biblical sense1912 jazz1920 rock1922 yentz1924 roll1926 to make love1927 shtupa1934 to give (or get) a tumble1934 shack1935 bang1937 to have it off1937 rump1937 tom1949 to hop into bed (with)1951 ball1955 to make it1957 plank1958 score1960 naughty1961 pull1965 pleasurea1967 to have away1968 to have off1968 dork1970 shaft1970 bonk1975 knob1984 boink1985 fand- a1300 Cursor Mundi 27943 Incest, þat es for to lij Bi þat þi sibman has line bi. c1330 Arth. & Merl. 852 (Kölbing) Þis maiden..feled al so bi her þi, Þat sche was yleyen bi. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxvii. 276 He wille not lyȝe with his Wyfes but 4 sithes in the Ȝeer. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur v. xii That none of his lyege men shold defoule ne lygge by no lady. 1504 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) p. lxiv That they shuld not ligg togedder till she came to the age of xvi yeres. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay 16 Thay that lysz wit thair kine and bluid. 1611 Bible (King James) Jer. iii. 2 Lift vp thine eyes vnto the high places, and see where thou hast not bene lien with . View more context for this quotation a1652 R. Brome Madd Couple Well Matcht i. i, in Wks. (1873) I. 16 You have unlawfully lyen with some woman. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 51. ⁋7 Tho' he betrays the Honour and Bed of his Neighbour and Friend, and lies with half the Women in the Play. 1750 G. Jeffreys in J. Duncombe Lett. Several Eminent Persons Deceased (1773) II. 250 He was only beforehand with his double~dealing brother in lying with a prostitute. < as lemmas |
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