Lie vs. Rest

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Lieverb

(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

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(intransitive) To be placed or situated.

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To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.

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Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.

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Used with with: to have sexual relations with.

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(archaic) To lodge; to sleep.

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To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.

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(legal) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.

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(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

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(intransitive) To convey a false image or impression.

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(intransitive) To succeed or excel at lying; lie successfully; show one's expertise or mastery in the art of lying.

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To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.

Lienoun

(golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.

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(disc golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.

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(medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.

Lienoun

An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

Lienoun

A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth

Lienoun

Anything that misleads or disappoints.

Lienoun

See Lye.

Lienoun

A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.

Lienoun

A fiction; a fable; an untruth.

Lienoun

Anything which misleads or disappoints.

Lienoun

The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country.

Lieverb

To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.

Lieverb

To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; - often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.

Lieverb

To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port.

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To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.

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To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; - with in.

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To lodge; to sleep.

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To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.

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To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.

Lienoun

a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

Lienoun

Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

Lienoun

position or manner in which something is situated

Lieverb

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

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be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position;

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originate (in);

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be and remain in a particular state or condition;

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tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive;

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have a place in relation to something else;

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assume a reclining position;

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(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface

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(of a thing) rest flat on a surface

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(of a dead person) be buried in a particular place

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be, remain, or be kept in a specified state

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(of something abstract) reside or be found

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(of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction

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(of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction

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(of a competitor or team) be in a specified position during a competition or within a group

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(of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable

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tell a lie or lies

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get oneself into or out of a situation by lying

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(of a thing) present a false impression

Lienoun

the way, direction, or position in which something lies

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the position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot

Lienoun

the lair or place of cover of an animal.

Lienoun

an intentionally false statement

Lienoun

used with reference to a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression

Lie

A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the purpose of deceiving someone. The practice of communicating lies is called lying.

Restnoun

Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

Restnoun

(countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

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(uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

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A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

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A final position after death.

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A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

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A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

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Absence of motion.

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A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.

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(countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.

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A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

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A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

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(poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.

Restnoun

The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.

Restnoun

(dated) A set or game at tennis.

Restnoun

(uncountable) That which remains.

Restnoun

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

Restnoun

A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.

Restverb

(intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

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(intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.

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(intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

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To be or to put into a state of rest.

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(intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.

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To lean, lie, or lay.

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To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)

Restverb

(intransitive) To sleep; slumber.

Restverb

(intransitive) To lie dormant.

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(intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.

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(intransitive) To rely or depend on.

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To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

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(obsolete) To remain.

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(obsolete) To arrest.

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To arrest.

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To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.

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To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.

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To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.

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To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.

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To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.

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To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.

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To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

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To lay or place at rest; to quiet.

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To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.

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To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

Restnoun

A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.

Restnoun

Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.

Restnoun

Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.

Restnoun

That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.

Restnoun

A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.

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A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

Restnoun

A short pause in reading verse; a cæsura.

Restnoun

The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.

Restnoun

A set or game at tennis.

Restnoun

Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.

Restnoun

That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.

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Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

Restnoun

A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.

Restnoun

something left after other parts have been taken away;

Restnoun

freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);

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a pause for relaxation;

Restnoun

a state of inaction;

Restnoun

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb);

Restnoun

a support on which things can be put;

Restnoun

a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

Restverb

not move; be in a resting position

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take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

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give a rest to;

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have a place in relation to something else;

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be at rest

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stay the same; remain in a certain state;

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be inherent or innate in;

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put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying;

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sit, as on a branch;

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rest on or as if on a pillow;

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be inactive, refrain from acting;

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cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength

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allow to be inactive in order to regain strength or health

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(of a body) lie buried

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used euphemistically by actors to indicate that they are out of work

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leave (a player) out of a team temporarily

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(of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion

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allow (land) to lie fallow

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be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position

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place (something) so that it is supported in a specified position

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(of a look) alight or be steadily directed on

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be based on; depend on

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place hope, trust, or confidence on or in

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be the responsibility of or belong to a specified person

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conclude presentation of either party's case in a suit or prosecution

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remain or be left in a specified condition

Restnoun

an instance or period of resting

Restnoun

a motionless state

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an interval of silence of a specified duration.

Restnoun

the sign denoting a musical rest.

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a pause in speech or verse.

Restnoun

an object that is used to support something

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a support or hook for a telephone receiver when not in use

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a support for a cue in billiards or snooker.

Restnoun

the remaining part of something

Restnoun

the remaining people or things; the others

Restnoun

a small, detached portion of an organ or tissue.

Restnoun

a rally in real tennis.

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