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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 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
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.
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Lie down on the job
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lie
"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.
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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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