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lying¹ Definition

ly·ing ()

intransitive verb

lie

lying² Definition

ly·ing ()

transitive verb, intransitive verb

lie

adjective

false; not truthful

noun

the telling of a lie or lies

lying Synonyms

lying

modif.

  1. In the act of lying

    untruthful, falsifying, prevaricating, swearing falsely, committing perjury, fibbing, misstating, misrepresenting, inventing, dissimulating, equivocating, malingering.

    Antonyms frank*, truthful*, veracious. *

  2. Given to lying

    dishonest, deceitful, unreliable, double-dealing; see dishonest 1, 2.

  3. Not reliable

    unsound, tricky, treacherous; see false 2, unreliable 2.

  4. Prostrate

    supine, reclining, jacent, resting, horizontal, procumbent, resupine, reposing, recumbent, flat, fallen, prone, crashed, dropped, tumbled, powerless. See syn. study at dishonest.dishonest.

lying Usage Examples

Preposition: on

ground: Autumn leaves big and small Falling all around Falling from the trees so tall Lying on the ground.

Preposition: in

  • bed: EXPOSURE by Fran Lavery Chapter Five Lying in bed that night, Jessica happily decided that she had had the best day possible.
  • heart: Lying in the heart of the moors of West Penwith, Ding Dong is reputed to be one of the oldest mines in Cornwall.

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  10. Lycra
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