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   lie

   /lʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface: "the body lay face downwards on the grass" Similar reclinelie downlie backbe recumbentbe prostratebe supinebe pronebe stretched outstretch oneself outlean backsprawlrestreposerelaxloungelollbaskOpposite stand
   • ▪ (of a thing) rest flat on a surface: "a book lay open on the table" Similar be placedbe setbe situatedbe positionedrestreposebe
   • ▪ (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place: "his body lies in a crypt" Similar be buriedbe interredbe laid to restrestbe entombedrare:be inhumedbe sepulchred
   • 2. be, remain, or be kept in a specified state: "the abbey lies in ruins today"
   • ▪ (of something abstract) reside or be found: "the solution lies in a return to traditional values" Similar consistbe inherentinherebe presentbe containedexistresidehave its existence/being
   • 3. (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction: "Kexby lies about five miles due east of York" Similar be situatedbe locatedbe placedbe positionedbe foundbe sitedbe establishedbe
   • ▪ (of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction: "stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
   • ▪ (of a competitor or team) be in a specified position during a competition or within a group: British "United are currently lying in fifth place"
   • 4. (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable: "an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"

   noun

   • 1. the way, direction, or position in which something lies: "he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets"
   • ▪ the position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot: "the lie, in deep rough on a bank, was not good"
   • ▪ the lair or place of cover of an animal.

   Word Origin Old Englishlicgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.

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   be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. synonyms: rest. have a place in relation to something else. see more. verb.

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   verb Word forms: lies, lying, lied (intransitive) 1. to speak untruthfully with intent to mislead or deceive. 2. to convey a false impression or practise deception. the camera does not lie. noun. 3. an untrue or deceptive statement deliberately used to mislead.

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