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lie

2  [lahy] verb, lay, lain, ly⋅ing, noun
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–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 fol. by on or upon): These things lie upon my mind.
5. to depend (usually fol. 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 fol. 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. Archaic. to lodge; stay the night; sojourn.
–noun
14. 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.
—Verb phrases
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. lie up,
a. to lie at rest; stay in bed.
b. (of a ship) to dock or remain in dock.
22. lie with,
a. to be the duty or function of: The decision in this matter lies with him.
b. Archaic. to have sexual intercourse with.
—Idioms
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. low 1 (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:
bef. 900; ME lien, liggen, OE licgan; c. G liegen, D liggen, ON liggja, Goth ligan; akin to Gk léchesthai to lie down

Synonyms:
14. place, location, site.

Antonyms:
1, 2. stand.

Usage note:
See lay 1 .
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Word Origin & History

lie  (n.)
"an untruth," O.E. lyge, from P.Gmc. *lugin (cf. O.N. lygi, Dan. løgn, O.Fris. leyne, Ger. Lüge, Goth. liugn). To give the lie to "accuse directly of lying" is attested from 1593. Lie-detector first recorded 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: lie
Pronunciation: 'lI
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: lay /'lA/; lain /'lAn/; ly·ing
: to be sustainable or capable of being maintained : have grounds under the law lie —Scott v. Bradford, 606 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 554 (1979)> lie for misstatements of opinion —W. L. Prosser and W. Pacific Reporter Keeton> lie to the…Circuit Court —D. Q. Posin>—lie in grant : to be transferable legally only by grant
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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