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lie
1 [lahy]
noun, verb, lied, ly⋅ing.–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)
—Idioms| 7. | 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,
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| 9. | lie in one's throat or 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:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE lyge; c. G Lüge, ON lygi; akin to Goth liugn; (v.) ME lien, OE lēogan (intransit.); c. G lügen, ON ljūga, Goth liugan
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE lyge; c. G Lüge, ON lygi; akin to Goth liugn; (v.) ME lien, OE lēogan (intransit.); c. G lügen, ON ljūga, Goth liugan

Antonyms:
1. truth.
1. truth.
lie
2 [lahy]
verb, lay, lain, ly⋅ing, noun –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
—Verb phrases| 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. |
| 17. | lie by,
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| 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,
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| 22. | lie with,
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| 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
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.
14. place, location, site.
Antonyms:
1, 2. stand.
1, 2. stand.
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lie 1 (lī) intr.v. lay (lā), lain (lān), ly·ing (lī'ĭng), lies
lie downTo do little or nothing: He's lying down on the job. lie inTo be in confinement for childbirth. lie to Nautical To remain stationary while facing the wind. lie with
Idiom(s): lie/lay low
[Middle English lien, from Old English licgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.] |
ly·ing 1 (lī'ĭng) v. Present participle of lie1. |
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Lying
Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie, to tell a falsehood.Lying
Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie, to be supported horizontally. Lying panel (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [R.] Lying to (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other.
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Language Translation for : lying
Spanish:
echarse, tumbarseecharse, tumbarse,
German:
liegen,
Japanese:
横たわる
lying
c.1225, action of lie (v.2) "to recline." Lying-in "being in childbed" is attested from c.1440.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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