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Lie

Meanings and phrases

Lie

n.

1. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); Trygve Lie; Trygve Halvden Lie

lie

n.

1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; prevarication
2. position or manner in which something is situated

lie

v.

1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
3. originate (in); dwell; consist; lie in
4. be and remain in a particular state or condition
5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
6. have a place in relation to something else; rest
7. assume a reclining position; lie down

Trygve Halvden Lie

n.

1. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); Lie; Trygve Lie

Trygve Lie

n.

1. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); Lie; Trygve Halvden Lie

lie about

v.

1. hang around idly; lie around

lie around

v.

1. hang around idly; lie about

lie awake

v.

1. lie without sleeping

lie detector

n.

1. a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying

E.g.

• He refused to take a lie detector test.
• He also claimed to have invented the lie detector and black light.
• Zaid al-Hilli claimed he was not guilty of the shootings and offered to take a lie detector test.

lie dormant

v.

1. be inactive, as if asleep

lie down

v.

1. assume a reclining position; lie

E.g.

• They speak of all that has befallen them, lie down and make love.
• They lie down to sleep deeply.
• After a while, Ānanda took a break and decided to lie down for a rest.

lie in

v.

1. originate (in); dwell; consist; lie
2. be in confinement for childbirth

lie in wait

v.

1. wait in hiding to attack; ambush; scupper; bushwhack; waylay; lurk; ambuscade

lie low

v.

1. keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
2. to try to avoid detection especially by police

lie with

v.

1. have sexual intercourse with; sleep together; roll in the hay; love; make out; make love; sleep with; get laid; have sex; know; do it; be intimate; have intercourse; have it away; have it off; screw; fuck; jazz; eff; hump; bed; have a go at it; bang; get it on; bonk

white lie

n.

1. an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

lie within

E.g.

• They lie within a large area of mixed woodland.
• The of US 33 that lie within Indiana serve as a major conduit.
• The of US 31 that lie within Indiana serve as a major conduit.

lie between

E.g.

• They lie between Lough Melvin, Lough Gill and Lough MacNean.
• The intercrater plains lie between and amidst large craters.
• Most estimates lie between 50 and 200.

not lie

E.g.

• We therefore conclude that habeas corpus does not lie herein."
• why people should not lie.
• Washington could not lie.

lie along

E.g.

• Only small settlements lie along its track.
• No notable craters lie along its rim or the flat, level interior.
• Several craters lie along the western rim, most notably Chebyshev U.

origins lie

E.g.

• His origins lie at Ticinum in Transpadane Italy.
• The term's origins lie in the word for the followers of the skeptic Pyrrho in ancient Greece.
• The company's origins lie in the founding of the Rhino Group by Terry Norris and Bev Ripley in 1992.

lie outside

E.g.

• A stadium and a theatre lie outside the walls to the south.
• However, since it is not breaking up, it must still lie outside its rigid Roche limit.
• Free trade agreements forming free-trade areas generally lie outside the realm of the multilateral trading system.