lie down

Lie  (l), Trygve Halvden 1896-1968.

Norwegian politician and first secretary-general of the United Nations (1946-1953).

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lie ¹  (l)

intr.v. lay (l), lain (ln), ly·ing (lng), lies

1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline: He lay under a tree to sleep.

2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal: Dirty dishes lay on the table. See Usage Note at lay¹.

3. To be or remain in a specified condition: The dust has lain undisturbed for years. He lay sick in bed.

4.

a. To exist; reside: Our sympathies lie with the plaintiff.

b. To consist or have as a basis. Often used with in: The strength of his performance lies in his training.

5. To occupy a position or place: The lake lies beyond this hill.

6. To extend: Our land lies between these trees and the river.

7. To be buried in a specified place.

8. Law To be admissible or maintainable.

9. Archaic To stay for a night or short while.

n.

1. The manner or position in which something is situated.

2. A haunt or hiding place of an animal.

3. Sports The position of a golf ball that has come to a stop.

Phrasal Verbs:

lie down

To do little or nothing: He's lying down on the job.

lie in

To be in confinement for childbirth.

lie to Nautical

To remain stationary while facing the wind.

lie with

1. To be decided by, dependent on, or up to: The choice lies with you.

2. Archaic To have sexual intercourse with.

Idiom:

lie/lay low

1. To keep oneself or one's plans hidden.

2. To bide one's time but remain ready for action.

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[Middle English lien, from Old English licgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lie ²  (l)

n.

1. A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood.

2. Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression.

v. lied, ly·ing (lng), lies

v.intr.

1. To present false information with the intention of deceiving.

2. To convey a false image or impression: Appearances often lie.

v.tr.

To cause to be in a specific condition or affect in a specific way by telling falsehoods: You have lied yourself into trouble.

Idiom:

lie through one's teeth

To lie outrageously or brazenly.

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[Middle English, from Old English lyge; see leugh- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: lie², equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate
These verbs mean to evade or depart from the truth: a witness who lied under oath; didn't equivocate about her real purpose; fibbed to escape being scolded; paltering with an irate customer; didn't prevaricate but answered honestly.

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lie down

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to place oneself or be in a prostrate position in order to rest or sleep

2. to accept without protest or opposition (esp in the phrases lie down under, take something lying down)

n lie-down

a rest

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

lie down - assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" lie 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" change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture stretch out, stretch - lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" charge - lie down on command, of hunting dogs bow down, prostrate - get into a prostrate position, as in submission get up, stand up, rise, arise, uprise - rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

Translations

? lie down

vi

(lit) → sich hinlegen; he lay down on the bed → er legte sich aufs Bett; lie down! (to a dog) → leg dich!, hinlegen!

(fig: = accept, submit) to lie down under something → sich (dat) → etw gefallen or bieten lassen; he won’t take that lying down! → das lässt er sich nicht gefallen or bieten!; he didn’t take defeat lying down → er nahm die Niederlage nicht tatenlos hin