lie
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Types & categories
- falsehood hypernym
- taradiddle hyponym
- jactitation hyponym
- whopper hyponym
- white lie hyponym
Related & opposite
- lie derivation
- tergiversate derivation
Sense 2 verb
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
The sick man lay in bed all day
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
position or manner in which something is situated
Types & categories
- position hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
originate (in)
The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
Types & categories
- exist hypernym
Related & opposite
- lie derivation
Sense 6 verb
be and remain in a particular state or condition
lie dormant
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Related & opposite
- lie derivation
Sense 7 verb
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
Don't lie to your parents
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- lying derivation
- prevarication derivation
- liar derivation
Sense 8 verb
have a place in relation to something else
The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 verb
assume a reclining position
lie down on the bed until you feel better
Types & categories
- change posture hypernym
- stretch out hyponym
- charge hyponym
- prostrate hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tergiversate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | falsehood |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | taradiddle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jactitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whopper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | white lie |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | rest |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nestle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | intervene |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | top |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mediate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ride |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lap |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | focalize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slant |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | predate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | underlie |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | front |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | back |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | flank |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | head |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overtop |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | line |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | orient |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | look out on |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | sit |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | stand |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | lie down |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | lie down |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sun |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprawl |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | recumb |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | overlie |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lie awake |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | repose |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bask |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie in |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rest |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | exist |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | lying |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | prevarication |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | liar |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | misinform |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | romance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | perjure |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | fib |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | lie |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | lie |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 9 | antonym | Related & opposite | get up |
| 9 | verb group | Related & opposite | lie |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | change posture |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch out |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | charge |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | prostrate |