I had just ____ down for a nap when the doorbell rang.

verb

1. To be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position be prostrate rest, recline

   "lie motionless"

2. To assume a horizontal position
3. To reside temporarily stay for the night lodge
4. To have sexual intercourse
5. To remain inactive (as in concealment)

   "lie in wait"

6. To be in a helpless or defenseless state

   "the town lay at the mercy of the invaders"

7. To be or remain in a flat or horizontal position upon a broad support

   "books lying on the table"

8. To have direction extend

   "the route lay to the west"

9. To occupy a certain relative place or position

   "hills lie behind us"

10. To have a place in relation to something else

    "the real reason lies deeper"

11. To have an effect through mere presence, weight, or relative position

    "remorse lay heavily on him"

12. To be sustainable or admissible
13. To remain at anchor or becalmed
14. To have place exist

    "the choice lay between fighting or surrendering"

15. Consist, belong

    "the success of the book lies in its direct style"

16. Remain

verb

1. To make an untrue statement with intent to deceive

   "She was lying when she said she didn't break the vase."

2. To create a false or misleading impression

   "Statistics sometimes lie."

3. To bring about by telling lies

   "He lied his way out of trouble."

adverb

1. In hiding to avoid notice or detection

verb

1. To remain inactive rest

verb

1. To submit meekly or abjectly to defeat, disappointment, or insult
2. To fail to perform or to neglect one's part deliberately
3. to submit meekly or abjectly to defeat, disappointment, or insult —used chiefly in the phrase take (something) lying down
4. to fail to perform or to neglect one's part deliberately —used chiefly in the phrase lie down on the job

verb

1. To hold back in the early part of a race
2. To keep a little away from the shore or another ship
3. To cease work for a time

verb

1. To await disposal or attention at a later time

verb

1. To stay stationary with head to windward

verb

1. To go into or remain in a dock
2. To stay in bed or at rest