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   Lie

   /lī/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface: "the man lay face downward on the grass" Similar reclinelie downlie backbe recumbentbe prostratebe supinebe pronebe stretched outstretch oneself outlean backsprawlrestreposerelaxloungelollbaskOpposite stand
   • ▪ (of a thing) rest flat on a surface: "a book lay open on the table" Similar be placedbe setbe situatedbe positionedrestreposebe
   • ▪ (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place: "his body lies in a crypt" Similar be buriedbe interredbe laid to restrestbe entombedrare:be inhumedbe sepulchered
   • 2. be, remain, or be kept in a specified state: "the church lies in ruins today"
   • ▪ (of something abstract) reside or be found: "the solution lies in a return to “traditional family values.”" Similar consistbe inherentinherebe presentbe containedexistresidehave its existence/being
   • 3. (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction: "the small town of Swampscott lies about ten miles north of Boston" Similar be situatedbe locatedbe placedbe positionedbe foundbe sitedbe establishedbe
   • ▪ (of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction: "stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
   • 4. (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable: "an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"

   noun

   • 1. the way, direction, or position in which something lies: "he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets"
   • ▪ the position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot: "the lie, in deep rough on a bank, was not good"
   • ▪ the lair or place of cover of an animal.

   Word Origin Old Englishlicgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.

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     While in some cases nearly identical to lie, fib applies to a telling of a trivial untruth. // fibbed about the price of the new suit
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     While the synonyms palter and lie are close in meaning, palter implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises. //...
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     Prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue. // during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate

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   • The claim or pretense of holding beliefs, feelings, standards, qualities, opinions, or virtues that one does not actually possess “He was a con artist and everything that he told you was a lie .” A false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation

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