Main entry: prevarication, lie
Definition: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Main entry: lie
Definition: position or manner in which something is situated
Main entry: Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie, Trygve Lie
Definition: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
Main entry: lie
Definition: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
Usage: Don't lie to your parents; She lied when she told me she was only 29
Main entry: lie
Definition: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
Usage: The sick man lay in bed all day; the books are lying on the shelf
Definition: assume a reclining position
Usage: lie down on the bed until you feel better
Main entry: dwell, consist, lie, lie in
Definition: originate (in)
Usage: The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
Main entry: lie
Definition: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
Definition: have a place in relation to something else
Usage: The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West; The responsibility rests with the Allies
Main entry: lie
Definition: be and remain in a particular state or condition
Usage: lie dormant