Meaning of LYING
| Pronunciation: | | 'lIing
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| | Definition: | | [n] the deliberate act of deviating from the truth |
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| | Synonyms: | | fabrication, prevarication |
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| | See Also: | | falsification, fibbing, misrepresentaation, paltering | |
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| | Definition: | |  Lying
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n.
of {Lie}, to tell a falsehood.
\Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n.
of {Lie}, to be supported horizontally.
{Lying panel} (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood
is horizontal. [R.]
{Lying to} (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to
counteract each other.
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