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ALL meanings of lie

lie
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  • verb lie You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition. 0
  • verb lie You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by. 0
  • verb lie You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult. 0
  • noun lie (golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck. 0
  • verb lie Lie is used in formal English, especially on gravestones, to say that a dead person is buried in a particular place. 0
  • noun lie (medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb. 0
  • verb lie If you say that light, clouds, or fog lie somewhere, you mean that they exist there or are spread over the area mentioned. 0
  • noun lie An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood. 0
  • singular noun lie The lie of an object or area is its position or the way that it is arranged. 0
  • noun lie A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth. 0
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