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Noun
S:
(n)
lie
,
prevarication
(a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
S:
(n)
Lie
,
Trygve Lie
,
Trygve Halvden Lie
(Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968))
S:
(n)
lie
(position or manner in which something is situated)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
lie
(be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
S:
(v)
lie
(be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)
"The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
S:
(v)
sun
,
sunbathe
(expose one's body to the sun)
S:
(v)
sprawl
(sit or lie with one's limbs spread out)
S:
(v)
spread-eagle
(stand with arms and legs spread out)
S:
(v)
recumb
,
repose
,
recline
(lean in a comfortable resting position)
"He was reposing on the couch"
S:
(v)
rest
(be at rest)
S:
(v)
sleep
,
kip
,
slumber
,
log Z's
,
catch some Z's
(be asleep)
S:
(v)
bundle
,
practice bundling
(sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed)
S:
(v)
nap
,
catnap
,
catch a wink
(take a siesta)
"She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
S:
(v)
snooze
,
drowse
,
doze
(sleep lightly or for a short period of time)
S:
(v)
sleep late
,
sleep in
(sleep later than usual or customary)
"On Sundays, I sleep in"
S:
(v)
hibernate
,
hole up
(sleep during winter)
"Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"
S:
(v)
estivate
,
aestivate
(sleep during summer)
"certain animals estivate"
S:
(v)
drowse
(be on the verge of sleeping)
"The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"
S:
(v)
nod
(be almost asleep)
"The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
S:
(v)
overlie
(lie upon; lie on top of)
"the granite overlies the older rocks"
S:
(v)
lie awake
(lie without sleeping)
"She was so worried, she lay awake all night long"
S:
(v)
repose
(lie when dead)
"Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
S:
(v)
bask
(be exposed)
"The seals were basking in the sun"
verb group
entailment
antonym
W:
(v)
stand
[Opposed to:
lie
] (be standing; be upright)
"We had to stand for the entire performance!"
W:
(v)
sit
[Opposed to:
lie
] (be seated)
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
dwell
,
consist
,
lie
,
lie in
(originate (in))
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
S:
(v)
lie
(be and remain in a particular state or condition)
"lie dormant"
S:
(v)
lie
(tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive)
"Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
lie
,
rest
(have a place in relation to something else)
"The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
verb group
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
lie down
,
lie
(assume a reclining position)
"lie down on the bed until you feel better"