Lying
nnoun.actthe deliberate act of deviating from the truthSynset:fabrication prevarication
Derivationally Related Form:fabricatelieprevaricate
Hypernyms:falsification misrepresentation
Inherited Hypernyms:lyingfalsificationwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fibbingpaltering
vverb.stativebe located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain positionDerivationally Related Form:lie
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:liebe
Direct Hyponyms:backcapcommandcrestdominatefaceflankfocalisefocalizefrontheadintervenelaplinelocaliselocalizelooklook acrosslook out onlook out overmediatenestleorientoverlookovertoppointprecedepredateriderun alongslanttopunderlie
Full Troponyms:backbeardcapconfrontcrowndominateflankfrontheadintervenelaplinelocalizelook out onmediatenestleorientpinnacleprecederiderimshadowslantsurmounttopunderlie
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | There --- some children in the rocking chair (apply to: lie) | The children --- in the rocking chair (apply to: lie)
vverb.contactbe lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal positionExamples:- The sick man lay in bed all day
- the books are lying on the shelf
Antonyms:sitstand
Derivationally Related Form:lie
Inherited Hypernyms:lie
Direct Hyponyms:basklie awakeoverliereclinerecumbreposesprawlsunsunbathe
Entailment:lie down lie
Full Troponyms:baskbundledrowseestivatehibernatelie awakenapnodoverlierecumbreposerestsleepsleep latesnoozesprawlspread-eaglesun
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.stativeoriginate (in)Synset:consist dwell lie lie in
Examples:- The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
Derivationally Related Form:lie
Hypernyms:be exist
Inherited Hypernyms:dwellexist
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativebe and remain in a particular state or conditionDerivationally Related Form:lie
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:liebe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s Adjective/Noun | Somebody ---s Adjective
vverb.communicationtell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceiveExamples:- Don't lie to your parents
- She lied when she told me she was only 29
Derivationally Related Form:liarlielying
Hypernyms:misinform mislead
Inherited Hypernyms:liemisinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:fibperjureromance
Full Troponyms:fibperjureromance
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s to somebody
vverb.stativehave a place in relation to something elseSynset:lie rest
Examples:- The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West
- The responsibility rests with the Allies
Derivationally Related Form:lie
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:liebe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.motionassume a reclining positionSynset:lie lie down
Examples:- lie down on the bed until you feel better
Antonyms:arise
Hypernyms:change posture
Inherited Hypernyms:lie downchange posturechange
Direct Hyponyms:bow downchargeprostratestretchstretch out
Full Troponyms:chargeprostratestretch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP