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lie(4) (iou)



lie verb2. .
[Old English leogan = Old Frisian liaga, Old Saxon liogan (Dutch liegen), Old High German liogan (German lugen), Old Norse ljuga, Gothic liugan, from Germanic base also of LIE noun1.]
verb intrans. Make an intentionally false statement, tell a lie or lies (to a person). OE.
lie in one's teeth: see TOOTH noun. lie in one's throat: see THROAT noun. lie like a trooper: see TROOPER 1.
G. Greene The train was very full, he said, though Myatt knew he lied. I. Murdoch It seems so terrible to lie to him..about things which just aren't true.
verb intrans. Of a thing: present a false statement; convey a false impression; be deceptive. ME.
A. Price The ground never lies, you can't put a spade in it without leaving a mark.
verb trans.
a. Utter (a falsehood); say or allege (something) falsely. ME-E16.
b. Get (oneself, a person, etc.) into or out of by lying. E18.
Punch Go on tamely to allow yourself to be lied into Party blindness.
verb trans. Accuse of lying. Only in LME.
verb intrans. Talk, gossip; tell tall stories, exchange anecdotes. Orig. & chiefly Black English. M20.