lie

Definitions

1. ISO 639-3 language code for Likila
2. A Norwegian surname.
3. The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
4. Initialism of Long Island Expressway (“I-495”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
6. To rest in a horizontal position on a surface
7. The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
8. To do little or nothing: He's lying down on the job.
9. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true.
10. To be placed or situated
11. The position of a fetus in the womb.
12. To be in confinement for childbirth.
13. Anything that misleads or disappoints.
    broadly
14. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition
15. A manner of lying; relative position.
16. To remain stationary while facing the wind.
17. A liar; a dishonest person.
    slang
18. Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist
19. An animal's lair.
20. To say or write as a lie.
21. To lie outrageously or brazenly.
22. The position in which the ball lies on the course after a stroke.
23. An untrue declaration:canard, cock-and-bull story, falsehood, falsity, fib, fiction, inveracity, misrepresentation, misstatement, prevarication, story, tale, untruth.
24. To make untrue declarations:falsify, fib, forswear, prevaricate.
25. a false statement made with the intention of deceiving. It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't. leun كَذِب، كِذْبَه лъжа mentira lež die Lüge løgn ψέμαmentira vale دروغ vale mensongeשקר झूठ laž hazugság dusta lygi bugia 嘘 거짓말 melas meli bohong leugenløgnkłamstwo درواغ mentira minciună ложь lož laž laž lögn คำโกหก yalan 謊話 брехня; обман جھوٹ lời nói dối 谎话
26. to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving. There's no point in asking her – she'll just lie about it. lieg يَكْذِب лъжа mentir lhát lügen lyve λέω ψέματα mentir valetama دروغ گفتن valehdella mentir לְשַׁקֵר झूठ बोलना, भ्रमित करना lagati hazudik berdusta ljúga mentire 嘘をつく 거짓말하다 meluoti, nesakyti tiesos melot berbohong liegenlyvekłamać درواغ ويل mentir a minţi лгать klamať lagati lagati ljuga โกหก yalan söylemek 說謊 брехати غلط بیانی کرنا nói dối 说谎
    etc

Equivalents

Examples

“I knew he was telling a lie⟳ by his facial expression.”

“Man everywhere is the born enemy of lies.”

“Wishing this lie⟳ of life was o'er.”

“The cake is a lie⟳.”

“It won’t be long now before Miss⟳ Lie⟳ starts finding out. The U. N. finally has agreed on a man to take⟳ over Trygve Lie’s title and woes. Some time in May the Lies will be packed and Oslo-bound—most of the Lies, that is, not Guri.”

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