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Lie
lʌɪ
- (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface
"the body lay face downwards on the grass"
recline lie down lie back be recumbent be prostrate be supine be prone be stretched out stretch oneself out lean back sprawl rest repose relax lounge loll bask- (of a thing) rest flat on a surface
"a book lay open on the table"
- (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place
"his body lies in a crypt"
- be, remain, or be kept in a specified state
"the abbey lies in ruins today"
- (of something abstract) reside or be found
"the solution lies in a return to traditional values"
- (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction
"Kexby lies about five miles due east of York"
- (of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction
"stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
- (of a competitor or team) be in a specified position during a competition or within a group
"United are currently lying in fifth place"
- (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable
"an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"
- the way, direction, or position in which something lies
"he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets"
- the position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot
"the lie, in deep rough on a bank, was not good"
- the lair or place of cover of an animal