Definition of Lie

Noun

• position or manner in which something is situated
  
• Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
  - trygve lie - trygve halvden lie
• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  prevarication

Verb

• assume a reclining position
  "lie down on the bed until you feel better"
  - lie down
• 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"
  rest
• tell an untruth
  pretend with intent to deceive
  "Don't lie to your parents"
  "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
  
• be and remain in a particular state or condition
  "lie dormant"
  
• originate (in)
  "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
  dwell consist - lie in
• be lying, be prostrate
  be in a horizontal position
  "The sick man lay in bed all day"
  "the books are lying on the shelf"
  
• be located or situated somewhere
  occupy a certain position
  

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Unscramble lie

4 unscramble word found using the letters lie.

el, lei, li, lie,