Englishverb
laired; lairing; lairs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : to cause to sink in mire
- intransitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : wallow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
concealment covert den hermitage hideaway hideout hidey-hole (or hidy-hole) nestExamples
Noun
- //tracking the bear back to its lair
- //She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
circa 1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lieVerb
Scots lair mirelair
noun
Synonyms
- a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others //the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested themSynonyms
- British dialect a place set aside for sleeping //while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair
verb
laired; lairing; lairs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : to cause to sink in mire
- intransitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : wallow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
concealment covert den hermitage hideaway hideout hidey-hole (or hidy-hole) nestExamples
Noun
- //tracking the bear back to its lair
- //She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
circa 1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lieVerb
Scots lair mirelair
noun
Synonyms
- a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others //the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested themSynonyms
- British dialect a place set aside for sleeping //while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair
verb
laired; lairing; lairs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : to cause to sink in mire
- intransitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : wallow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
concealment covert den hermitage hideaway hideout hidey-hole (or hidy-hole) nestExamples
Noun
- //tracking the bear back to its lair
- //She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
circa 1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lieVerb
Scots lair mirelair
noun
Synonyms
- a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others //the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested themSynonyms
- British dialect a place set aside for sleeping //while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair
verb
laired; lairing; lairs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : to cause to sink in mire
- intransitive verb
- chiefly Scotland : wallow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
concealment covert den hermitage hideaway hideout hidey-hole (or hidy-hole) nestExamples
Noun
- //tracking the bear back to its lair
- //She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
circa 1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lieVerb
Scots lair mirelair
noun
Synonyms
- a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others //the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested themSynonyms
- British dialect a place set aside for sleeping //while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair