lie

verb

1. (intransitive)To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

   “The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.”

   “Under an oak were lying asleep a pair of shepherds.”

   “Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shall yee bee as the wings of a doue, couered with siluer, and her feathers with yellow gold.”

   “The watchful traveller […] / Lay down again, and closed his weary eyes.”

   “Our uninquiring corpses lie more low / Than our life's curiosity doth go.”

2. (intransitive)To be placed or situated.

   “Ying-yang county lies 70 li southwest of the modern Teng-feng county, Honan.”

   “Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all.”

   “From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.”

3. (copulative, intransitive)To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.

   “to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hidden; 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.”

4. Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.

   “Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though unequal in circumstances.”

   “He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard labour, forgets the early rising and hard riding of huntsmen.”

5. Used with with: to have sexual relations with.

   “And it came to passe after these things, that his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and shee said, Lie with me.”

6. Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
7. (archaic)To lodge; to sleep.

   “While I was now trifling at home, I saw London, […] where I lay one night only.”

   “Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night.”

8. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.

   “The Wind is lowd, and will not lie till the Ship be cleard of the dead.”

9. To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.

   “An appeal lies in this case from the ordinary to the arches.”

10. (intransitive)To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

    “When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows.”

    “If you are found to have lied in court, you could face a penalty.”

    “Don't lie to me!”

    “It is true that the latter had assumed much more of the fault than was rightly his, but if he lied a little he may be excused, for he lied in the service of a woman, and he lied like a gentleman.”

    “Lie to get what I came for Lie to get just what I need Lie to get what I crave Lie and smile to get what's mine”

11. (intransitive)To convey a false image or impression.

    “Photographs often lie.”

12. (colloquial, intransitive)To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.

    “Sorry, I haven't seen your keys anywhere...wait, I lied! They're right there on the coffee table.”

    “Well, he was up in Wyoming / And drew a bull no man could ride / He promised her he'd turn out / Well, it turned out that he lied”

noun

1. The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
2. The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
3. The position of a fetus in the womb.
4. A manner of lying; relative position.
5. An animal's lair.
6. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

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

   “Man everywhere is the born enemy of lies.”

7. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true.
8. (broadly)Anything that misleads or disappoints.

   “Wishing this lie of life was o'er.”

   “The cake is a lie.”

9. (slang)A liar; a dishonest person.

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Long Island Expressway (“I-495”).
2. A Norwegian surname.

   “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.”