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Meaning of lie

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  lie
      n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn:
           {lie}, {prevarication}]
      2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the
         United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Lie}, {Trygve Lie}, {Trygve
         Halvden Lie}]
      3: position or manner in which something is situated
      v 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
      2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The
         sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the
         shelf" [ant: {sit}, {sit down}, {stand}, {stand up}]
      3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
         in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist}, {lie}, {lie in}]
      4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie
         dormant"
      5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie
         to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
      6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of
         Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility
         rests with the Allies" [syn: {lie}, {rest}]
      7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you
         feel better" [syn: {lie down}, {lie}] [ant: {arise}, {get
         up}, {rise}, {stand up}, {uprise}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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