Synonym: exaggerate, fabricate, falsify, fib, recline, repose. Antonym: rise, truth. Similar words: lie on, alien, lie in, client, belief, relief, lie down, believe. Meaning: [laɪ] 
n. 1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth 2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) 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 3. originate (in) 4. be and remain in a particular state or condition 5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 6. have a place in relation to something else 7. assume a reclining position.
n. 1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth 2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) 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 3. originate (in) 4. be and remain in a particular state or condition 5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 6. have a place in relation to something else 7. assume a reclining position. 
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271, I'll need several weeks to discover the lie of the land before I can make any decisions about the future of the business.
272, He lived a lie for thirty years, pretending to be the faithful husband of two different women living in two different towns.
273, Responsibility for the disaster must ultimately lie with the government.
274, Sovereign power will continue to lie with the Supreme People's Assembly.