Lie
Definition of Lie
Pronunciation: līd n. | 1. | See Lye. | | 1. | A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive. | | 2. | A fiction; a fable; an untruth. | | 3. | Anything which misleads or disappoints. | v. i. | 1. | To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation. | | 1. | To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; - often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin. | | 2. | To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port. | | 3. | To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall. | | 4. | To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; - with in. | | 5. | To lodge; to sleep. | | 6. | To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.The wind is loud and will not lie. - Shak. | | 7. | (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.To lie at the mercy of | to be in the power of. - Sir W. Temple. |
To lie on the head of | to be imputed to. |
| n. | 1. | The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country. |
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