LIE DOWN: The American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "lie down / lay down / laying down"

The sign LIE DOWN uses a classifier handshape "V" and the back of the "V" hand is placed in the palm of the non-dominant "open-B" hand.
Memory aid: Think of the index finger and middle finger in the V handshape as legs. The legs are lying down on the bed.

 

Sample sentence:  Do you want to lie down?

 


 



Notes: 

See: Classifiers
BED
SLEEP
RELAX




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