lie

a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

position or manner in which something is situated

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.

The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

originate (in)

be and remain in a particular state or condition

tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

have a place in relation to something else

assume a reclining position

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.