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Type Words
Synonyms lie down
Type of change posture
Has types charge, stretch, prostrate, stretch out, bow down


lie down on the bed until you feel better.
Type Words
Synonyms consist, dwell, lie in
Type of be, exist
Type Words
Synonyms prevarication
Type of untruth, falsehood, falsity
Has types taradiddle, fib, jactitation, story, tale, tarradiddle, walloper, white lie, whopper
Type Words
Synonyms rest
Type of be


The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West.
The responsibility rests with the Allies.
Type Words
Synonyms trygve halvden lie, trygve lie
Type Words
Type of be


lie dormant.
Type Words
Type of be
Has types underlie, back, cap, dominate, face, flank, focalise, focalize, front, head, intervene, lap, line, localise, localize, look, look across, look out on, look out over, mediate, nestle, orient, overlook, overtop, point, precede, predate, ride, run along, slant, top, command, crest
Verb group rest
Type Words
Has types recline, sun, lie awake, sprawl, sunbathe, overlie, repose, recumb, bask
Verb group lie down
Type Words
Type of position, place
Type Words
Type of mislead, misinform
Has types fib, romance, perjure
Derivation lying, liar


Don't lie to your parents.
She lied when she told me she was only 29.

Examples of lie

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Rest assured, just as the Democrats lie to Americans, they also will lie to you.
From the washingtontimes.com
The Bank of Portugal concurred, saying Tuesday that even darker times lie ahead.
From the bostonherald.com
Then, about 12 hours later, he was in severe pain and couldn't walk or lie down.
From the kansas.com
The dead lie abruptly motionless wherever the latest outrage has deposited them.
From the time.com
Behind the UN's patina of certainty may lie outdated and unreliable census data.
From the newscientist.com
I won't lie about how old I was when I first went to watch Manchester City play.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He will eventually fight me because everything coming out of his mouth is a lie.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They'll send Tressel packing and find a coach who can win without having to lie.
From the thenewstribune.com
If you're willing to cheat by doping, you're willing to lie when asked directly.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
More examples
  • A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  • Be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
  • Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
  • Be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
  • Dwell: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
  • Position or manner in which something is situated
  • A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a known untruth expressed as truth.
  • "Lie" is the first promatial single on progressive metal band Dream Theater's third album, Awake. Today it is one of the band's more well known tracks. The two songs "The Mirror" and "Lie" was originally one piece but was separated by unknown reasons. ...
  • Awake is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on October 4, 1994 by East West Records. It was the last Dream Theater album to feature keyboardist Kevin Moore, who announced his decision to leave the band during the recording of the album.