To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.
To be placed or situated.
Ying-yang county lies 70 li southwest of the modern Teng-feng county, Honan.
To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows.
The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.
Initialism of Long Island Expressway (“I-495”).
From Middle English lien, liggen, from Old English liċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian lizze, Dutch ligg...
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A Norwegian surname.
It won’t be long now before Miss Lie starts finding out. The U. N. finally has agreed on a man to take over Trygve Lie’s title and woes. Some time in May the Lies will be packed and Oslo-bound—most of the Lies, that is, not Guri.