1. lie - Noun
2. lie - Verb
4. Lie - Proper noun
See Lye.
A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
A fiction; a fable; an untruth.
Anything which misleads or disappoints.
To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.
To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.
To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port.
To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in.
To lodge; to sleep.
To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe world has become so fake that people thank you for a lie and get offended by the truth. Source: Internet
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it. William James
A lie never lives to be old. Sophocles
A half-truth is a whole lie. Jewish Proverb
A lie has no legs, but scandalous wings. Japanese Proverb
A lie travels farther than the truth. Irish Proverb