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What (who) is lie - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
LIE; L.I.E.; LIE (disambiguation); Lie (song)
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INTENTIONALLY FALSE STATEMENT TO A PERSON OR GROUP MADE BY ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP
White lie; White Lie; Dissembling; Dissemble; Patent untruth; Lie of omission; Fibbing; Polite lie; Compound lie; Lying by omission; Behavioral signals of lying; Porky pie; Untruth; Fibster; Liar; Barefaced lie; Butler lie; Contextual lie; Emergency lie; Fabrication (lie); Fib (lie); Lying through your teeth; Lying in trade; Jocose lie; Haystack answer; Lie by omission; Communication of falsehood; Bold-faced lie; Bald-faced lie; Lying; Lying liar; Fibbed; Religious views on lying
lie1
¦ verb (lies, lying; past lay; past participle lain)
1. be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
be buried in a particular place.
2. be or remain in a specified state.
3. reside or be found: the solution lies in a return to traditional values.
4. be situated in a specified position or direction.
5. Law (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable.
¦ noun
1. the way, direction, or position in which something lies or comes to rest.
2. the place of cover of an animal or a bird.
Phrases
let something lie take no action on a difficult matter.
lie low keep out of sight; avoid attention.
the lie (N. Amer. lay) of the land
1. the features of an area.
2. the current situation.
take something lying down [usu. with negative] accept an insult, setback, or rebuke without protest.
Phrasal verbs
lie in
1. Brit. remain in bed later than usual.
2. archaic (of a pregnant woman) go to bed to give birth.
lie off Nautical (of a ship) stand some distance from shore or from another ship.
lie to Nautical (of a ship) come almost to a stop with its head towards the wind.
lie up (of a ship) go into dock or be out of commission.
lie with archaic have sex with.
Origin
OE licgan, of Gmc origin.
Usage
On the distinction between lie and lay, see usage at lay1.
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lie2
¦ noun an intentionally false statement.
?a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression: she had been living a lie.
¦ verb (lies, lying, lied) tell a lie or lies.
?(of a thing) present a false impression.
Phrases
give the lie to serve to show that (something assumed to be the case) is not true.
lie through one's teeth informal tell an outright lie.
Origin
OE lyge (n.), leogan (v.), of Gmc origin.
LiE
INTENTIONALLY FALSE STATEMENT TO A PERSON OR GROUP MADE BY ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP
White lie; White Lie; Dissembling; Dissemble; Patent untruth; Lie of omission; Fibbing; Polite lie; Compound lie; Lying by omission; Behavioral signals of lying; Porky pie; Untruth; Fibster; Liar; Barefaced lie; Butler lie; Contextual lie; Emergency lie; Fabrication (lie); Fib (lie); Lying through your teeth; Lying in trade; Jocose lie; Haystack answer; Lie by omission; Communication of falsehood; Bold-faced lie; Bald-faced lie; Lying; Lying liar; Fibbed; Religious views on lying
A symbolic mathematics package aimed at Lie groups.
["LiE, a Package for Lie Group Computations", M.A.A. van
Leeuwen et al, in Computer Algebra Nederland, 1992 (ISBN
90-741160-02-7) ].
(1994-10-20)
lie
INTENTIONALLY FALSE STATEMENT TO A PERSON OR GROUP MADE BY ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP
White lie; White Lie; Dissembling; Dissemble; Patent untruth; Lie of omission; Fibbing; Polite lie; Compound lie; Lying by omission; Behavioral signals of lying; Porky pie; Untruth; Fibster; Liar; Barefaced lie; Butler lie; Contextual lie; Emergency lie; Fabrication (lie); Fib (lie); Lying through your teeth; Lying in trade; Jocose lie; Haystack answer; Lie by omission; Communication of falsehood; Bold-faced lie; Bald-faced lie; Lying; Lying liar; Fibbed; Religious views on lying
I. POSITION OR SITUATION
(lies, lying, lay, lain)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
Please look at category 8 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1.
If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting.
There was a child lying on the ground...
He lay awake watching her for a long time.
VERB: V prep/adv, V adj
2.
If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place.
...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch...
Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet.
VERB: V prep/adv, V adj
3.
If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there.
The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.
= sit
VERB: V prep/adv
4.
You can use lie to say that something is or remains in a particular state or condition. For example, if something lies forgotten, it has been and remains forgotten.
The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years...
His country's economy lies in ruins.
V-LINK: V adj, V prep
5.
You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition. (mainly BRIT)
I was going well and was lying fourth...
Blyth Tait is lying in second place.
VERB: V ord, V in n
6.
You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by.
The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence...
VERB: V prep/adv
7.
You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult.
She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store...
The President's most serious challenges lie ahead.
VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv
8.
to take something lying down: see take
II. THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE
(lies, lying, lied)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue.
'Who else do you work for?'-'No one.'-'That's a lie.'...
I've had enough of your lies...
All the boys told lies about their adventures.
N-COUNT
see also white lie
2.
If someone is lying, they are saying something which they know is not true.
I know he's lying...
If asked, he lies about his age...
She lied to her husband so she could meet her lover...
He reportedly called her 'a lying little twit'.
VERB: V, V about n, V to n, V-ing
• lying
Lying is something that I will not tolerate.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
If you say that something lies, you mean that it does not express or represent something accurately.
The camera can sometimes lie.
VERB: V
4.
see also lying
Wikipedia
Lie (disambiguation)
A lie is a type of deception, an untruth or not telling the truth.
Lie, LIE or A Lie may also refer to:
Examples of use of lie
1. Jade retaliated: "Don‘t blatantly lie, don‘t lie...
2. The Lie is better, the Lie is more comforting, the Lie lets them keep feeding on the suffering of others without guilt or shame.
3. "Just remember," he said, "they lie, they lie, they lie." By "they", of course, he meant American politicians, diplomats and commanders, and he was absolutely right.
4. There has not been such a prevalent lie since the "no partner" lie.
5. Silence is golden Question: when is a lie not a lie?