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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... |
| Meaning | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth. |
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| Synonyms | prevarication |
| Broader | falsehood, falsity, untruth |
| Narrower | fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle; jactitation; whopper, walloper; white lie |
| 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 |
| Instance of | 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 |
| Similar to | lie, rest |
| Broader | be |
| 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 |
| Nouns | lie |
| Meaning | Be lying, be prostrate. Be in a horizontal position. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
| Contrary | sit, sit down; stand, stand up |
| Similar to | lie down, lie |
| Caused by | lay, put down, repose |
| Narrower | sun, sunbathe; sprawl; recumb, repose, recline; overlie; lie awake; repose; bask |
| Entails | lie down, lie |
| Nouns | lie |
| Meaning | Originate (in). |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Synonyms | dwell, consist, belong, lie in |
| Broader | exist, be |
| Narrower | inhere; pertain, appertain |
| 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" |
| Broader | misinform, mislead |
| Narrower | romance; perjure; fib |
| 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 |
| Similar to | lie |
| Broader | be |
| 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 |
| Contrary | arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up |
| Similar to | lie |
| Broader | change posture |
| Narrower | stretch, stretch out; charge; prostrate, bow down |
| Entailed by | lie |
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