Dictionary entry details
• LIE (noun)
Meaning:
A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
lie; prevarication
Hypernyms ("lie" is a kind of...):
falsehood; falsity; untruth (a false statement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lie"):
fib; story; tale; taradiddle; tarradiddle (a trivial lie)
jactitation ((law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law))
walloper; whopper (a gross untruth; a blatant lie)
white lie (an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite))
Meaning:
Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Trygve Halvden Lie; Trygve Lie; Lie
Instance hypernyms:
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
Meaning:
Position or manner in which something is situated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("lie" is a kind of...):
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
• LIE (verb)
Meaning:
Be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "lie" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lie"):
cap; crest (lie at the top of)
face; front; look (be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to)
back (be in back of)
flank (be located at the sides of something or somebody)
head (be in the front of or on top of)
command; dominate; overlook; overtop (look down on)
line; run along (be in line with; form a line along)
orient; point (be oriented)
underlie (lie underneath)
precede; predate (come before)
nestle (lie in a sheltered position)
intervene (be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events)
top (be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point)
mediate (occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others)
ride (lie moored or anchored)
lap (lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another)
focalise; focalize; localise; localize (concentrate on a particular place or spot)
slant (lie obliquely)
look across; look out on; look out over; overlook (be oriented in a certain direction)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence examples:
The children lie in the rocking chair
There lie some children in the rocking chair
Meaning:
Be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
The sick man lay in bed all day / the books are lying on the shelf
"Lie" entails doing...:
lie; lie down (assume a reclining position)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lie"):
bask (be exposed)
repose (lie when dead)
lie awake (lie without sleeping)
overlie (lie upon; lie on top of)
recline; recumb; repose (lean in a comfortable resting position)
sprawl (sit or lie with one's limbs spread out)
sun; sunbathe (expose one's body to the sun)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Antonym:
sit (be seated)
stand (be standing; be upright)
Meaning:
Originate (in)
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
lie in; consist; dwell; belong; lie
Context example:
The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
Hypernyms (to "lie" is one way to...):
be; exist (have an existence, be extant)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lie"):
inhere (be inherent in something)
appertain; pertain (be a part or attribute of)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Be and remain in a particular state or condition
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
lie dormant
Hypernyms (to "lie" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Meaning:
Tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
Don't lie to your parents / She lied when she told me she was only 29
Hypernyms (to "lie" is one way to...):
misinform; mislead (give false or misleading information to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lie"):
fib (tell a relatively insignificant lie)
perjure (knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury)
romance (tell romantic or exaggerated lies)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to somebody
Meaning:
Have a place in relation to something else
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
rest; lie
Context examples:
The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West / The responsibility rests with the Allies
Hypernyms (to "lie" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Assume a reclining position
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
lie down; lie
Context example:
lie down on the bed until you feel better
Hypernyms (to "lie" is one way to...):
change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lie"):
bow down; prostrate (get into a prostrate position, as in submission)
charge (lie down on command, of hunting dogs)
stretch; stretch out (lie down comfortably)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
