Defenition of the word lie

Defenition of the word lie
- To rest in a horizontal, static position, usually on another surface.
- A false statement made with the intention to deceive.
- To knowingly say something that is untrue.
- originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
- position or manner in which something is situated
- tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"l "the books are lying on the shelf"
- assume a resting position, as on a flat surface
- be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
- be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
- a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- have a place in relation to something else: "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
- assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"
- Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
- tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don''t lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
- have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
- tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
- assume a reclining position
- originate (in)
- have a place in relation to something else
- be and remain in a particular state or condition

Synonyms for the word lie

- be
- be arranged
- be economical with the truth
- be placed
- be positioned
- be situated
- belong
- consist
- dwell
- falsehood
- fib
- keep
- laze
- lie down
- lie in
- loll
- lounge
- perjure yourself
- prevarication
- propaganda
- recline
- remain
- rest
- sit
- slouch
- stay
- stop
- story
- stretch out
- tall tale
- tell stories
- tell untruths
- untruth

Similar words in the lie

- lie
- lie's
- liebfraumilch
- liebfraumilch's
- liechtenstein
- liechtenstein's
- lied
- lief
- liefer
- liefest
- liefs
- liege
- liege's
- lieges
- lien
- lien's
- liens
- lies
- lieu
- lieu's
- lieutenancy
- lieutenancy's
- lieutenant
- lieutenant's
- lieutenants

Hyponyms for the word lie

- appertain
- back
- bask
- bow down
- cap
- charge
- command
- crest
- dominate
- face
- fib
- flank
- focalise
- focalize
- front
- head
- inhere
- intervene
- jactitation
- lap
- lie awake
- line
- localise
- localize
- look
- look across
- look out on
- look out over
- mediate
- nestle
- orient
- overlie
- overlook
- overtop
- perjure
- pertain
- point
- precede
- predate
- prostrate
- recline
- recumb
- repose
- ride
- romance
- run along
- slant
- sprawl
- story
- stretch
- stretch out
- sun
- sunbathe
- tale
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- top
- underlie
- walloper
- white lie
- whopper

Hypernyms for the word lie

- be
- change posture
- diplomat
- diplomatist
- exist
- false statement
- falsehood
- falsity
- misinform
- mislead
- occur
- place
- position
- rest
- untruth

Antonyms for the word lie

- arise
- get up
- honesty
- rise
- sit
- sit down
- stand
- stand up
- truth
- uprise
- veracity

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Words in other languages

English: Hello
Russian: Привет
France: Bonjour
Spanish: Hola
Dautch: Guten Aben