lie (noun) /laɪ̯/
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(golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
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(disc golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
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(medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.
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A manner of lying; relative position.
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An animal's lair.
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An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
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A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true.
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(by extension) Anything that misleads or disappoints.
lie (third-person singular simple present lies, present participle lying, simple past lay or laid, past participle lain or laid or lien) . (verb) /laɪ̯/
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(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
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(intransitive) To be placed or situated.
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(intransitive, copulative) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
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Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
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Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
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Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
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To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
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(law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
lie (verb) /laɪ̯/
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(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
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(intransitive) To convey a false image or impression.
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(intransitive, colloquial) To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.