Definitions for the word "lie" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
See Lye.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A fiction; a fable; an untruth.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Anything which misleads or disappoints.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. adj.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. adj.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. adj.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. adj.
To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. adj.
To lodge; to sleep.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. adj.
To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. adj.
To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. v.
(lies; lying; past lay; past part. Lain) 1 be in or assume a horizontal position on a surface; be at rest on something. 2 (of a thing) rest flat on a surface. 3 remain undisturbed or undiscussed etc. (let matters lie). 4 a be kept, remain, or be in a specified state or place (lie hidden; lie in wait; books lay unread). B (of abstract things) exist; be in a certain position or relation (answer lies in education). 5 a be situated (village lay to the east). B be spread out to view. n. Way, direction, or position in which a thing lies. lie down assume a lying position; have a short rest. Lie down under accept (an insult etc.) Without protest. Lie in stay in bed late in the morning. Lie low 1 keep quiet or unseen. 2 be discreet about one''s intentions. Lie with be the responsibility of (a person) (decision lies with you). Take lying down (usu. With neg.) Accept (an insult etc.) Without protest. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
15. n.
1 intentionally false statement (tell a lie). 2 something that deceives. v. (lies, lied, lying) 1 tell a lie or lies. 2 (of a thing) be deceptive. give the lie to show the falsity of (a supposition etc.). [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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