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1. (n.) lie
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; a falsehood.
2. lie
something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture.
3. lie
the charge or accusation of lying:
He flung the lie back at his accusers.
4. (v.i.) lie
to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive.
5. lie
to express what is false; convey a false impression.
6. (v.t.) lie
to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively):
to lie one's way out of a difficulty.
7. lie
to accuse of lying.
8. lie
to prove the untruthfulness of; belie.
9. (v.i.) lie
to be in or assume a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline (often fol. by down).
10. lie
(of objects) to rest in a horizontal or flat position:
The book lies on the table.
11. lie
to be or remain in a position or state of inactivity, subjection, restraint, concealment, etc.:
to lie in ambush.
12. lie
to rest, press, or weigh (usu. fol. by on or upon):
These things lie upon my mind.
13. lie
to be placed or situated:
land lying along the coast.
14. lie
to be stretched out or extended:
the broad plain that lies before us.
15. lie
to be in or have a specified direction; extend:
The trail from here lies to the west.
16. lie
to be found or located in a particular area or place:
The fault lies here.
17. lie
to consist or be grounded (usu. fol. by in):
The real remedy lies in education.
18. lie
to be buried in a particular spot.
19. lie
Law. to be sustainable or admissible, as an action or appeal.
20. lie
Archaic. to lodge; stay the night; sojourn.
21. lie
lie in, to be confined to bed in childbirth.
22. lie
lie over, to be or become postponed.
23. lie
lie to, (of a ship) to lie comparatively stationary, usu. with the head as near the wind as possible.
24. lie
lie with,
25. lie
to be the duty or function of.
26. lie
Archaic. to have sexual intercourse with.
27. (n.) lie
the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies.
28. lie
the haunt or covert of an animal.
29. lie
Golf. the position of the ball relative to how easy or how difficult it is to play.
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| Definition of 'Lie' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lie, prevarication
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
2. (noun) Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie
Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
3. (verb) lie
position or manner in which something is situated
4. (verb) lie
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
5. (verb) lie
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
"The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
6. (verb) dwell, consist, lie, lie in
originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
7. (verb) lie
be and remain in a particular state or condition
"lie dormant"
8. (verb) lie
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
"Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
9. (verb) lie, rest
have a place in relation to something else
"The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
10. (verb) lie down, lie
assume a reclining position
"lie down on the bed until you feel better"
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1. (verb) lie
to be or put yourself in a horizontal position
people lying on the beach; He lay in bed watching TV.; I had to lie flat on my back.
2. lie
to be in a particular position
a knife lying on the floor; What mountain lies near Lake Tanganyika?
3. (verb) lie
to deliberately say sth that is not true
He felt he had to lie.; She knew he was lying to her about the money.
4. (noun) lie
sth you say that you know is not true
That's a lie!
5. lie
tell a lie
to say sth that is a lie
Mom says not to tell lies.
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| Definition of 'Lie' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Lie
see Lye
2. (noun) Lie
a falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive
3. (noun) Lie
a fiction; a fable; an untruth
4. (noun) Lie
anything which misleads or disappoints
5. (noun) Lie
the position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country
6. Lie
to rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin
7. Lie
to be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port
8. Lie
to abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall
9. Lie
to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in
10. Lie
to lodge; to sleep
11. Lie
to be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest
12. Lie
to be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained
13. (verb) Lie
to utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation
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| Definitions of 'Lie' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Lie
The weapon of defense that kind Providence provides for the protection of the oppressed.
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Sense: a false statement made with the intention of deceiving
It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.
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 Afrikaans: leun |
 Arabic: كَذِب، كِذْبَه |
 Bulgarian: лъжа |
 Brazilian: mentira |
 Czech: lež |
 German: die Lüge |
 Danish: løgn |
 Greek: ψέμα |
 Spanish: mentira |
 Estonian: vale |
 Farsi: دروغ |
 Finnish: vale |
 French: mensonge |
 Hebrew: שֶׁקֶר |
 Hindi: झूठ |
 Croatian: laž |
 Hungarian: hazugság |
 Indonesian: dusta |
 Icelandic: lygi |
 Italian: bugia |
 Japanese: 嘘 |
 Korean: 거짓말 |
 Lithuanian: melas |
 Latvian: meli |
 Malay: bohong |
 Dutch: leugen |
 Norwegian: løgn |
 Polish: kłamstwo |
 Persian: دروغ |
 Pashto: درواغ |
 Portuguese: mentira |
 Romanian: minciună |
 Russian: ложь |
 Slovak: lož |
 Slovenian: laž |
 Serbian: laž |
 Swedish: lögn |
 Thai: คำโกหก |
 Turkish: yalan |
 Taiwanese: 謊話 |
 Ukrainian: брехня; обман |
 Urdu: جھوٹ |
 Vietnamese: lời nói dối |
 Chinese: 谎话 |
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