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  1. 1. n. See Lye. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A fiction; a fable; an untruth. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Anything which misleads or disappoints. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. 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. Source: opted
  6. 6. adj. 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. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. 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. Source: opted
  8. 8. adj. 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. Source: opted
  9. 9. adj. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in. Source: opted
  10. 10. adj. To lodge; to sleep. Source: opted
  11. 11. adj. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest. Source: opted
  12. 12. adj. To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained. Source: opted
  13. 13. n. The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country. Source: opted

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