Talking about stretching out to rest: “He felt tired, so he went to the couch (or other word) and ________ (down for a while).”
| LAID | 526 |
| LAY | 397 |
| LIED | 54 |
| STRETCHED OUT | 32 |
| NR | 27 |
| FLOPPED | 18 |
| RESTED | 12 |
| LIE | 11 |
| RECLINED | 4 |
| RELAXED | 3 |
| STRETCHED | 3 |
| TOOK A NAP | 3 |
| CATNAPPED | 2 |
| DOZED | 2 |
| DROPPED | 2 |
| NAPPED | 2 |
| SAT | 2 |
| THREW HIMSELF | 2 |
| TOOK A SNOOZE | 2 |
| BLANKED OUT | 1 |
| CONKED OUT | 1 |
| DOZED OFF | 1 |
| DROPPED DOWN | 1 |
| FELL ASLEEP | 1 |
| FLEMISHED DOWN | 1 |
| FLIPPED | 1 |
| FLOPPED OVER | 1 |
| GOING TO LIE | 1 |
| LIES | 1 |
| LOPPED | 1 |
| SACKED OUT | 1 |
| SLEPT | 1 |
| SPRAWLED | 1 |
| STRETCH OUT | 1 |
| STRETCHED OUT TO REST | 1 |
| THREW HIMSELF DOWN | 1 |
| TOOK A REST | 1 |
| WENT TO SLEEP | 1 |
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