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Lie (lī), n. See Lye.
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Lie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lied (līd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lying (lī&ibreve_;ng).] [OE. lien, li&yogh_;en, le&yogh_;en, leo&yogh_;en, AS. leógan; akin to D. liegen, OS. & OHG. liogan, G. lügen, Icel. ljūga, Sw. ljuga, Dan. lyve, Goth. liugan, Russ. lgate.] 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.
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Lie (lī), n. The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country. J. H. Newman.
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He surveyed with his own eyes . . . the lie of the country on the side towards Thrace.
Jowett (Thucyd.).
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