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NOUN | 1 | lie, prevarication | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
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2 | Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie | Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) | |
3 | lie | Position or manner in which something is situated | |
VERB | 1 | lie | Be located or situated somewhere |
2 | lie | Be lying, be prostrate | |
3 | lie, dwell, consist, belong, lie in | Originate (in) | |
4 | lie | Be and remain in a particular state or condition | |
5 | lie | Tell an untruth | |
6 | lie, rest | Have a place in relation to something else | |
7 | lie, lie down | Assume a reclining position |
Sounds | lay' |
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Rhymes | alkali, ally, apply, and 25 more rhymes in lay at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth. |
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Synonyms | prevarication |
Narrower | fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle; jactitation; whopper, walloper; white lie |
Broader | falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement |
Verbs | lie |
Meaning | Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968). |
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Synonyms | Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie |
Broader | diplomat, diplomatist |
Meaning | Position or manner in which something is situated. |
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Broader | position, place |
Verbs | lie; lie; lie; lie; lie |
Meaning | Be located or situated somewhere. Occupy a certain position. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
Model | The children lie in the rocking chair; There lie some children in the rocking chair |
Narrower | nestle; intervene; top; mediate; ride; lap; localize, localise, focalize, focalise; slant; precede, predate; underlie; cap, crest; front, look, face; back; flank; head; dominate, command, overlook, overtop; line, run along; orient, point; look out on, look out over, overlook, look across |
Broader | be |
Similar to | lie, rest |
Nouns | lie |
Meaning | Be lying, be prostrate. Be in a horizontal position. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Entails | lie down, lie |
Caused by | lay, put down, repose |
Narrower | sun, sunbathe; sprawl; recumb, repose, recline; overlie; lie awake; repose; bask |
Contrary | sit, sit down; stand, stand up |
Similar to | lie down, lie |
Nouns | lie |
Meaning | Originate (in). |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
Synonyms | dwell, consist, belong, lie in |
Narrower | inhere; pertain, appertain |
Broader | exist, be |
Nouns | lie |
Meaning | Be and remain in a particular state or condition. |
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Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective |
Examples | "lie dormant" |
Broader | be |
Nouns | lie |
Meaning | Tell an untruth. Pretend with intent to deceive. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to somebody |
Examples | "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" |
Narrower | romance; perjure; fib |
Broader | misinform, mislead |
Nouns | liar; lie; lying |
Meaning | Have a place in relation to something else. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" |
Synonyms | rest |
Broader | be |
Similar to | lie |
Nouns | lie |
Meaning | Assume a reclining position. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "lie down on the bed until you feel better" |
Synonyms | lie down |
Entailed by | lie |
Narrower | stretch, stretch out; charge; prostrate, bow down |
Broader | change posture |
Contrary | arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up |
Similar to | lie |