The Clue
Lounged (7 letter answer)
The Answer
REPOSED
Tags
Notes
The answer REPOSED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Lay
Rested
Basked, perhaps
Took a nap
Lay calm and quiet
Definition
REPOSE as a verb:
1. put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
2. (rest, reside, repose) = be inherent or innate in;
3. lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
4. (recumb, repose, recline) = lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
5. (lay, put down, repose) = put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
6. to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"