to assume a horizontal position - often used with down archaic
to reside temporarily
stay for the night
LODGE archaic
to have sexual intercourse - used with with
to stay in concealment {in wait}
to be in a helpless or defenseless state {lying in prison} of an inanimate thing
to be or remain in a flat or horizontal position upon a broad support <(lying on the table}
to have direction
EXTEND {route lay to the west}
to occupy a certain relative place or position {hills behind us}
to have a place in relation to something else {real reason ~Xs deeper}
to have an effect through mere presence, weight, or relative position {remorse lay heavily on him}
to be sustainable or admissible
to remain at anchor or becalmed
to remain unused or uncared for {on the shelf}
to lie prostrate, defeated, or disgraced
to stay in hiding
strive to avoid notice
to bide one's time
remain secretly ready for action - li.er n 2. lie n
the position or situation in which something lies chiefly Brit
LAY
the haunt of an animal (as a fish)
COVERT Brit
an act or instance of lying or resting 3. lie \'li--in\ vb or lied; or ly.ing [ME lien, fr. OE le-ogan; akin to OHG liogan to lie, OSlav] lubreve>gati
to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive
to create a false or misleading impression
to affect by telling lies mean to tell an untruth. LIE is the direct term, imputing dishonesty; PREVARICATE softens the bluntness of LIE by implying quibbling or confusing the issue; EQUIVOCATE implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but intend another; PALTER implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises; FIB applies to a telling of an untruth that is trivial in substance or significance SYN syn LIE, PREVARICATE, EQUIVOCATE, PALTER, FIB 4. lie n
an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker to be untrue with intent to deceive
an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker
