Lie
Meaning of Lie
verb
- (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
the body lay face downwards on the grass
I had to lie down because I was groggy
Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him
- be, remain, or be kept in a specified state.
the abbey lies in ruins today
putting homeless families into private houses that would otherwise lie empty
- (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction.
Kexby lies about five miles due east of York
- (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable.
an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law
- the way, direction, or position in which something lies.
he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets
Old English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.
noun- an intentionally false statement.
they hint rather than tell outright lies
the whole thing is a pack of lies
- tell a lie or lies.
why had Ashenden lied about his visit to London?
‘I am sixty-five,’ she lied
Old English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen .
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Hyphenation of Lie
Lie
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- Lie is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Lie synonyms
Meaning prevarication:
Meaning dwell:
Meaning rest:
Meaning lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported:
Meaning sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way:
Meaning be situated or kept in a particular place:
Meaning make or become less tense or anxious:
Meaning lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way:
Meaning sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way:
Meaning lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure:
Meaning exist:
Meaning a lie or false statement (often used euphemistically):
Meaning a lie:
Meaning a lie, typically an unimportant one:
Meaning an invention; a lie:
Meaning the action of deceiving someone:
Meaning something fabricated or made up:
Meaning literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people:
Meaning the action of falsifying information or a theory:
Meaning the fact of being untrue, incorrect, or insincere:
Meaning a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is:
Meaning spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing:
Meaning a false statement; a lie:
Meaning a false statement or belief:
Meaning a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events:
Meaning an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true:
Meaning a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason:
Meaning a thing that is not what it is purported to be:
Meaning false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive:
Meaning false information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media:
Meaning the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath:
Meaning concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence:
Meaning untruthfulness:
Meaning casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true:
Meaning information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view:
Meaning a gross or blatant lie:
Meaning stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense:
Meaning coarse dust:
Meaning invent (something) in order to deceive:
Meaning alter (information, a document, or evidence) so as to mislead:
Meaning conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs:
Meaning conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character):
Meaning speak or act in an evasive way:
Meaning represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is:
Meaning try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions:
Meaning behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not:
Meaning deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain:
Meaning make (someone) believe something that is not true:
Meaning cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression:
Meaning cunningly deceive or outwit:
Meaning deceive or trick:
Meaning trick or deceive (someone):
Meaning persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them:
Lie antonyms
Meaning have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet:
Meaning the quality or state of being true:
Meaning a thing that is known or proved to be true:
Anagrams of Lie
Words that rhyme with Lie
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