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Verb: take lying down
  1. Suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively

Derived forms: taken lying down, took lying down, takes lying down, taking lying down

Type of: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

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take in
take in charge
take in vain
take in water
take into account
take issue
take it easy
take it on the chin
take kindly to
take leave
take lying down
take note
take notice
take off
take office
take on
take one's lumps
take orders
take out
take over
take pains