Definitions for Lie

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Lie lie

Spelling: [lahy]

IPA: /laɪ/

Lie is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 15 anagrams from letters in Lie (eil).

Definitions for Lie

noun

1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture:
3. an inaccurate or false statement; a falsehood.
4. the charge or accusation of telling a lie:
5. the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: Synonyms: place, location, site.
6. the haunt or covert of an animal.
7. Golf. the position of the ball relative to how easy or how difficult it is to play.
8. Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
9. (Marius) Sophus [mah-ree-oo s soh-foo s] /ˌmɑ ri ʊs ˈsoʊ fʊs/ (Show IPA), 1842–99, Norwegian mathematician.
10. Trygve Halvdan [trig-vuh hahlv-dahn;; Norwegian tryg-vuh hahlv-dahn] /ˈtrɪg və ˈhɑlv dɑn;; Norwegian ˈtrüg və ˈhɑlv dɑn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1968, Norwegian statesman: secretary-general of the United Nations 1946–53.

Idioms

1. give the lie to, to accuse of lying; contradict. to prove or imply the falsity of; belie:
2. lie in one's throat / teeth, to lie grossly or maliciously: Also, lie through one's teeth.
3. lie down on the job, Informal. to do less than one could or should do; shirk one's obligations.
4. lie in state. state (def 24).
5. lie low. low1 (def 51).
6. lie to, Nautical. (of a ship) to lie comparatively stationary, usually with the head as near the wind as possible.
7. take lying down, to hear or yield without protest, contradiction, or resistance:

Verb phrases

1. lie by, to pause for rest; stop activities, work, etc., temporarily. to lie unused:
2. lie down, to assume a horizontal or prostrate position, as for the purpose of resting.
3. lie in, to be confined to bed in childbirth. Chiefly British. to stay in bed longer than usual, especially in the morning.
4. lie over, to be postponed for attention or action at some future time:
5. lie up, to lie at rest; stay in bed. (of a ship) to dock or remain in dock.
6. lie with, to be the duty or function of: Archaic. to have sexual intercourse with.

verb (used with object)

1. to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively):

verb (used without object)

1. to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive. Synonyms: prevaricate, fib.
2. to express what is false; convey a false impression.
3. to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
4. (of objects) to rest in a horizontal or flat position: Antonyms: stand.
5. to be or remain in a position or state of inactivity, subjection, restraint, concealment, etc.:
6. to rest, press, or weigh (usually followed by on or upon):
7. to depend (usually followed by on or upon).
8. to be placed or situated:
9. to be stretched out or extended:
10. to be in or have a specified direction; extend:
11. to be found or located in a particular area or place:
12. to consist or be grounded (usually followed by in):
13. to be buried in a particular spot:
14. Law. to be sustainable or admissible, as an action or appeal.
15. Archaic. to lodge; stay the night; sojourn.

Origin of Lie

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English lyge; cognate with German Lüge, Old Norse lygi; akin to Gothic liugn; (verb) Middle English lien, Old English lēogan (intransitive); cognate wit

Examples for Lie

It's noways likely that I'd take the trouble to make up a lie about that weed.

But is there no gate because we find none on the edge of the wood where it seemed to lie?

But he drew me close  And he swallowed me down,  Down a dark slimy path  Where lie secrets that I never want to know […].

My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.

I lie and nod my head yes while wiping the tears on my gray fleece sleeve.

“I knew it was a lie from the beginning,” Patrick told WLOS.

The charm of the place does not lie so much in detail as in broad effects.

Who ob all dis congregation is gwine next to lie ded-e-de-dah?

It is, in fact, legal for police to lie to suspects during interrogations.

They are no longer afraid to lie down as they may have been for a week.