{f} be in a horizontal position, recline; be placed in a horizontal position; rest; be located, be situated; be or remain in a particular position or condition; be, exist; extend; be acceptable (Law)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth position or manner in which something is situated Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
1 the quality, manner, style, way, or position of a ball on the ground (e g , good lie, bad lie, downhill lie, uphill lie, sidehill lie, fluffy lie, etc ) 2 can also refer to the number of strokes taken up to the current moment on a given hole when the ball is at rest Example: "My drive went into the rough but I had a pretty good lie and got onto the green without any trouble" 2 "I was lying 3 and hitting four after I dropped out of the hazard "
(Anglo-Saxon, lige, a falsehood ) Father of lies Satan (John viii 44) The greatest lie The four P's (a Palmer, a Pardoner, a Poticary, and a Pedlar) disputed as to which could tell the greatest lie The Palmer said he had never seen a woman out of patience; whereupon the other three P's threw up the sponge, saying such a falsehood could not possibly be outdone (Heywood: The Four P's ) White lies (See White )
An "exaggeration" Mom uses to transform her child's papier-mache volcano science project into a Nobel Prize-winning experiment and a full-ride scholarship to Harvard