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The Meaning of lie
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(n.) See Lye.
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(n.) A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
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(n.) A fiction; a fable; an untruth.
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(n.) Anything which misleads or disappoints.
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(adj.) 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.
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(adj.) 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.
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(adj.) 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.
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(adj.) To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in.
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(adj.) To lodge; to sleep.
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(adj.) To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
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(adj.) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
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(n.) The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country.
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(v. i.) 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.
Synonyms
prevarication
,
Lie
,
Trygve Lie
,
Trygve Halvden Lie
,
dwell
,
consist
,
lie in
,
rest
,
lie down
Antonyms
stand
,
arise
Homophones
lai
,
ly
,
lye
Rhymes
acidify
,
adl-tabatabai
,
ai
,
akai
,
alai
,
alibi
,
alkali
,
ally
,
altai
,
alumni
,
alveoli
,
amplify
,
apply
,
awry
,
aye
,
bae
,
bandai
,
barkai
,
beatify
,
beautify
,
belie
,
bely
,
bi
,
bligh
,
bly
,
blye
,
bonsai
,
botfly
,
brunei
,
brye
,
buckeye
,
bugeye
,
butterfly
,
buy
,
by
,
bye
,
bye-bye
,
cai
,
calcify
,
certify
,
chi
,
chiengmai
,
chubais
,
chugai
,
clarify
,
classify
,
codify
,
comply
,
crucify
,
cry
,
crye
,
cspi
,
cy
,
dai
,
dalai
,
decertify
,
declassify
,
decry
,
defy
,
deify
,
demystify
,
deny
,
detoxify
,
die
,
dignify
,
disqualify
,
dissatisfy
,
diversify
,
dongmei
,
drip-dry
,
dry
,
drye
,
dubai
,
dui
,
dwi
,
dye
,
edify
,
electrify
,
exemplify
,
eye
,
fae
,
falsify
,
fi
,
firefly
,
fly
,
fortify
,
frei
,
fry
,
frye
,
fye
,
gadfly
,
gae
,
gemini
,
glorify
,
goldeneye
,
good-bye
,
goodby
,
goodbye
,
gratify
,
guy
,
hawkeye
,
hereby
,
heye
,
hi
,
hi-fi
,
high
,
horrify
,
hy
,
i
,
identify
,
imply
,
indemnify
,
intensify
,
isty
,
iwai
,
jai
,
july
,
justify
,
kanai
,
kansai
,
kauai
,
kokusai
,
kwai
,
lahaie
,
lai
,
lanai
,
lehigh
,
liquefy
,
lorelei
,
lullaby
,
ly
,
lye
,
magnify
,
magpie
,
mai
,
mcfly
,
mei
,
mihai
,
misapply
,
misidentify
,
mistry
,
modify
,
mollify
,
molokai
,
mordecai
,
mortify
,
multiply
,
mummify
,
my
,
mystify
,
nearby
,
necktie
,
ngai
,
nicolae
,
nigh
,
nikolai
,
notify
,
nuclei
,
nullify
,
nye
,
occupy
,
ossify
,
outcry
,
overbuy
,
overfly
,
oversimplify
,
oversupply
,
pacify
,
personify
,
petrify
,
phi
,
phy
,
pi
,
pie
,
pigsty
,
ply
,
potpie
,
preoccupy
,
pri
,
private-eye
,
pry
,
psi
,
pty
,
purify
,
pye
,
qualify
,
quantify
,
rabbi
,
ramify
,
ratify
,
reclassify
,
rectify
,
rely
,
reply
,
requalify
,
retry
,
reunify
,
rye
,
sai
,
samurai
,
satisfy
,
semidry
,
shai
,
shanghai
,
shoofly
,
shy
,
sigh
,
signify
,
simplify
,
sinai
,
sky
,
sligh
,
sly
,
slye
,
solidify
,
specify
,
speechify
,
spry
,
spy
,
standby
,
stimuli
,
stratify
,
stultify
,
sty
,
sundai
,
supply
,
sy
,
tai
,
terrify
,
testify
,
thai
,
thereby
,
thigh
,
thy
,
tie
,
tokai
,
try
,
tsai
,
ty
,
tye
,
typify
,
unclassify
,
underlie
,
underly
,
unify
,
untie
,
uruguay
,
verify
,
versailles
,
vi
,
vie
,
vilify
,
vy
,
wai
,
whereby
,
why
,
wry
,
wrye
,
wye
,
xuemei
,
y
,
zhuhai