Words Like LIE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to LIE.
52 Alternative Words Similar to lie
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Perjure
Verb Hyponym
6 examples of lie
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the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.
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Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port.
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to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; 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.
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She lied when she told me she was only 29
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The responsibility rests with the Allies
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the books are lying on the shelf
10 definitions of lie
2
A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
3
A fiction; a fable; an untruth.
4
Anything which misleads or disappoints.
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To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.
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To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures
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To be situated; to occupy a certain place
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To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition
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To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in.