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lain
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
| to bark; yelp. |
Example Sentences
- He has lain on his back in the intensive care unit here for more than a week.
- He had lain down near his car, with a pipe rigged from the car exhaust to his face.
- The real difficulty has lain in reconciling the differing interests and views involved.
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noun
1.
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.
2.
something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture: His flashy car was a lie that deceived no one.
3.
an inaccurate or false statement.
4.
the charge or accusation of lying: He flung the lie back at his accusers.
verb (used without object)
5.
to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive.
6.
to express what is false; convey a false impression.
verb (used with object)
Idioms7.
to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
8.
give the lie to,
a.
to accuse of lying; contradict.
b.
to prove or imply the falsity of; belie: His poor work gives the lie to his claims of experience.
9.
lie in one's throat/teeth, to lie grossly or maliciously: If she told you exactly the opposite of what she told me, she must be lying in her teeth. Also, lie through one's teeth.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English lyge; cognate with German Lüge, Old Norse lygi; akin to Gothic liugn; (v.) Middle English lien, Old English lēogan (intransitive); cognate with German lügen, Old Norse ljūga, Gothic liugan
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English lyge; cognate with German Lüge, Old Norse lygi; akin to Gothic liugn; (v.) Middle English lien, Old English lēogan (intransitive); cognate with German lügen, Old Norse ljūga, Gothic liugan
Antonyms
1. truth.
1. truth.
verb (used without object)
1.
to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline.
2.
(of objects) to rest in a horizontal or flat position: The book lies on the table.
3.
to be or remain in a position or state of inactivity, subjection, restraint, concealment, etc.: to lie in ambush.
4.
to rest, press, or weigh (usually followed by on or upon): These things lie upon my mind.
5.
EXPANDto depend (usually followed by on or upon).
6.
to be placed or situated: land lying along the coast.
7.
to be stretched out or extended: the broad plain that lies before us.
8.
to be in or have a specified direction; extend: The trail from here lies to the west.
9.
to be found or located in a particular area or place: The fault lies here.
10.
to consist or be grounded (usually followed by in): The real remedy lies in education.
11.
to be buried in a particular spot: Their ancestors lie in the family plot.
12.
Law. to be sustainable or admissible, as an action or appeal.
13.
COLLAPSEArchaic. to lodge; stay the night; sojourn.
noun
Verb phrases14.
the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies.
15.
the haunt or covert of an animal.
16.
Golf. the position of the ball relative to how easy or how difficult it is to play.
17.
lie by,
a.
to pause for rest; stop activities, work, etc., temporarily.
b.
to lie unused: Ever since the last member of the family died, the old house has lain by.
18.
lie down, to assume a horizontal or prostrate position, as for the purpose of resting.
19.
lie in, to be confined to bed in childbirth.
20.
lie over, to be postponed for attention or action at some future time: The other business on the agenda will have to lie over until the next meeting.
21.
EXPANDlie up,
a.
to lie at rest; stay in bed.
b.
(of a ship) to dock or remain in dock.
22.
COLLAPSElie with,
a.
to be the duty or function of: The decision in this matter lies with him.
b.
Archaic. to have sexual intercourse with.
23.
lie down on the job, Informal. to do less than one could or should do; shirk one's obligations.
24.
lie in state. state (def. 24).
25.
lie low. low1 (def. 51).
26.
lie to, Nautical. (of a ship) to lie comparatively stationary, usually with the head as near the wind as possible.
27.
take lying down, to hear or yield without protest, contradiction, or resistance: I refuse to take such an insult lying down.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English lien, liggen, Old English licgan; cognate with German liegen, Dutch liggen, Old Norse liggja, Gothic ligan; akin to Greek léchesthai to lie down
before 900; Middle English lien, liggen, Old English licgan; cognate with German liegen, Dutch liggen, Old Norse liggja, Gothic ligan; akin to Greek léchesthai to lie down
Synonyms
14. place, location, site.
14. place, location, site.
Antonyms
1, 2. stand.
1, 2. stand.
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Medical Dictionary
lie (lī)
n.
The manner or position in which something is situated, especially the relation that the long axis of a fetus bears to that of its mother.
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