Definitions for lied

lied lied

Spelling: [lahyd]
IPA: /laɪd/

Lied is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in lied (deil).

Definitions for lied

noun

  1. a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
  2. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
  3. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture:
  4. an inaccurate or false statement; a falsehood.
  5. the charge or accusation of telling a lie:
  6. the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: Synonyms: place, location, site.
  7. the haunt or covert of an animal.
  8. Golf. the position of the ball relative to how easy or how difficult it is to play.

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of lie1 .

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 lied

Borrowed into English from German around 1850-55

Examples for lied

If it is not as you say, if you have lied to me, much as I love you, I will have you punished.

The Stick was no liar, he said; it was he who had lied to them; he had let them think that this was his father's Stick.

But she had lied to him, and she had acted lies of apparent ignorance!

Could the American government have lied continuously for decades?

Some people looked me in the eyes when they lied, and others looked away when they told the truth.

An Uber driver harassed me and my then-employer, and then Uber lied to me.

Some of the things that Jay lied about to the cops actually make a ton of sense.

He could assert now, without fear of refutation, that Stryker had lied.

Police then lied to Henry by telling him that if he admitted his guilt, he could go home.

I should know whether she lied or told the truth by the sound of her voice.

Word Value for lied
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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