lie has definitions from the field of work
1
[ verb ] be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

`` You must play it where it lies '' .

("Editorials"...)

Suppose he did lie beside Lenin , would it be permanent ?

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

These data lead to a structure in which sheets of Cr atoms lie between two sheets of O atoms .

If the **f bond is linear then there are three reasonable positions for the hydrogen_atoms : ( 1 ) The hydrogen_atoms are centered and hence all lie on a sheet midway between the oxygen sheets ; ( 2 ) all hydrogen_atoms lie on a sheet , but the sheet is closer to one oxygen sheet than to the other ; ( 3 ) hydrogen_atoms are asymmetrically placed , either randomly or in an ordered way , so that some hydrogen_atoms are closer to the upper oxygen atoms while others are closer to the lower oxygen atoms .

If the **f bond is linear then there are three reasonable positions for the hydrogen_atoms : ( 1 ) The hydrogen_atoms are centered and hence all lie on a sheet midway between the oxygen sheets ; ( 2 ) all hydrogen_atoms lie on a sheet , but the sheet is closer to one oxygen sheet than to the other ; ( 3 ) hydrogen_atoms are asymmetrically placed , either randomly or in an ordered way , so that some hydrogen_atoms are closer to the upper oxygen atoms while others are closer to the lower oxygen atoms .

2
[ verb ] be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

Examples

"The sick man lay in bed all day" "the books are lying on the shelf"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

`` He just lay back there and waited for it '' , Meek said .

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

After_all , the average American as he lies and waits for the enemy in Korea or as she scans the newspaper in some vain hope of personal contact with the front is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal , economic and governmental actions far beyond the normal citizen 's comprehension and control .

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Lying in the grass behind the brush clump , Warren looked about .

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

It sometimes ended in death-like trances with many lying exhausted and panting on chair and floor .

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

Before him , mutilated , bleeding to death , they lay .

3
[ verb ] originate (in)

Examples

"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

Used in print

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

Not in Eichmann 's anti-Semitism but in the anti-Semitism of the sober German man_of_affairs lay the potential warning of the Trial .

Related terms

exist pertain inhere

4
[ verb ] be and remain in a particular state or condition

Examples

"lie dormant"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

He would lay in wait in the garage , and when the terrier came scratching around , he 'd let_fly with a cherry_bomb .

(Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)

Here they would lie in suspended_animation for many years .

Related terms

be

5
[ noun ] a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

Synonyms

prevarication

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

A spectator picked_up the ball and handed it to a small boy , who dropped this suddenly hot_potato in a very playable lie .

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

How could the rich , for whom life was made so simple , ever understand the subterfuges , the lies , the frauds , the errors , sins and even crimes to which the poor were driven in their efforts to overcome the great advantages the rich had in the race of life ?

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

Then , my mother blushed at this small lie ; for she knew and we knew that it was cowardice that had made one more radish that night just too impossible a strain .

6
[ verb ] tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

Examples

"Don't lie to your parents" "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

Used in print

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

It might be contended , of_course , that Eichmann in stubbornly denying anti-Semitic feelings was lying or insisting on a private definition of anti-Semitism .

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

Mrs._Roebuck thought Johnson was a `` sweet bawh t ' lah lahk thet '' , but her Herman was getting_to be a man , there was no getting_around it .

7
[ verb ] have a place in relation to something else

Synonyms

rest

Examples

: "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West" "The responsibility rests with the Allies"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

And just as domination today often begins with the wife , so the cure generally must lie with the husband .

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

This brings us to the fact that the realities we are dealing with lie not in the field of civil legislation , but in the realm of conscience and religion : They are moral judgments and matters of theological belief .

(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)

The twist lay in using Bing_Crosby 's voice on the sound_track while leading_man Eddie_Bracken mouthed the words .

(Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)

Here , too , the cause to hate lay well back in the years .

Related terms

be be

8
[ verb ] assume a reclining position

Synonyms

lie_down

Examples

"lie down on the bed until you feel better"

Used in print

(Sexology, 28:1...)

If the wedding_party lasted late , and the travel schedule means there are only a_few hours before resuming the trip or making an early start , the husband may forestall tensions and uncertainties by confiding to his bride that lying in each other 's arms will be bliss enough for these few hours .

9
[ verb ] assume a resting position, as on a flat surface

Used in print

(Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)

Lay the cloth in_place and trim it to size .

10
[ noun ] (work) Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

Related terms

diplomat

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[ noun ] position or manner in which something is situated

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position

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