lie
verb
verb: lie; 3rd person present: lies; past tense: lay; gerund or present participle: lying; past participle: lain
1.
(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
"the man lay face downward on the grass"
Similar:
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
Opposite:
stand
(of a thing) rest flat on a surface.
"a book lay open on the table"
Similar:
be placed
be set
be situated
be positioned
rest
repose
be
(of a dead person) be buried in a particular place.
"his body lies in a crypt"
Similar:
be buried
be interred
be laid to rest
rest
be entombed
be inhumed
be sepulchered
2.
be, remain, or be kept in a specified state.
"the church lies in ruins today"
(of something abstract) reside or be found.
"the solution lies in a return to “traditional family values.”"
Similar:
consist
be inherent
inhere
be present
be contained
exist
reside
have its existence/being
3.
(of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction.
"the small town of Swampscott lies about ten miles north of Boston"
Similar:
be situated
be located
be placed
be positioned
be found
be sited
be established
be
(of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction.
"stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
4.
Law
(of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable.
"an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"
noun
noun: lie
the way, direction, or position in which something lies.
"he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets"
Golf
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.
plural noun: lies
