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All lie low synonyms

lie low
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verb lie low

  • cover up β€” If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
  • shield β€” a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
  • protect β€” to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • withhold β€” to hold back; restrain or check.
  • disguise β€” to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
  • suppress β€” to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • smuggle β€” to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
  • stick around β€” to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • hang β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • await β€” If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
  • watch β€” to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
  • stay β€” (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • delay β€” If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  • remain β€” to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • conceal β€” If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • harbor β€” a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
  • cover β€” If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • stow β€” Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
  • mask β€” a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
  • cloak β€” A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
  • stash β€” to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
  • lurk β€” lurking
  • camouflage β€” Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
  • wrap β€” to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • obscure β€” (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
  • bury β€” To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
  • couch β€” A couch is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
  • shelter β€” something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
  • burrow β€” A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
  • dissemble β€” to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
  • duck β€” any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
  • ditch β€” a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
  • veil β€” a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
  • slink β€” to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
  • secrete β€” a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
  • beard β€” A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
  • stifle β€” to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
  • squirrel β€” any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
  • eclipse β€” Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • adumbrate β€” to outline; give a faint indication of
  • shroud β€” a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
  • curtain β€” Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
  • shadow β€” a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
  • reserve β€” to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
  • foresee β€” to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  • tarry β€” to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
  • abide β€” to tolerate; put up with
  • bide β€” to continue in a certain place or state; stay
  • dally β€” If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
  • occult β€” of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
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