lie in state
1lie in state — (of a corpse) to be laid out in a place of honour before being buried • • • Main Entry: ↑state * * * lie in state phrase if the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is put in a public place for people to go and look at Thesaurus:… …
2lie in state — {v. phr.} Of a dead person: To lie in a place of honor, usually in an open coffin, and be seen by the public before burial. * /When the president died, thousands of people saw his body lying in state./ …
3lie in state — {v. phr.} Of a dead person: To lie in a place of honor, usually in an open coffin, and be seen by the public before burial. * /When the president died, thousands of people saw his body lying in state./ …
4lie in state — ► lie in state (of the corpse of a person of national importance) be laid in a public place of honour before burial. Main Entry: ↑lie …
5lie\ in\ state — v. phr. Of a dead person: to lie in a place of honor, usually in an open coffin, and be seen by the public before burial. When the president died, thousands of people saw his body lying in state …
6lie in state — after death a famous person lies in a state of honor (in an open coffin) so the public can see their body The President lay in state for three days after his death …
7lie in state — to place a person s body where it can be seen by the public. The President s body lay in state in the Capitol for three days and thousands walked by his coffin to pay their respects …
8lie in state — if the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is put in a public place for people to go and look at …
9lie in state — idi (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial …
10lie — Ⅰ. lie [1] ► VERB (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface. 2) be or remain in a specified state. 3) reside or be found. 4) …
