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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie
  2. p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie
  3. p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie, to tell a falsehood.
  4. p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie, to be supported horizontally.
  5. n. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  6. of Lie, to tell a falsehood. of Lie, to be supported horizontally. Lying panel (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [R.] -- Lying to (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other.
  7. n:100 n. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth