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LYING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The deliberate act of deviating from the truth

Synonyms:

fabrication; lying; prevarication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lying" is a kind of...):

falsification; misrepresentation (a willful perversion of facts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lying"):

fibbing; paltering (a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear)

Derivation:

lie (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb lie

Credits

 Context examples: 

He was lying on his side, dead where he had dragged himself, an arrow protruding, head and feathers, from either side of his body.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

"Because of the lying and very miserable white people," Zilla proclaimed shrilly.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

You've broken your trust; you've lived in sin and lies and blood; there's a man you killed lying at your feet this moment, and you ask me why!

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

As we advanced together through the woods we found the ape-men lying thick, transfixed with spears or arrows.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I slaked my thirst at the brook, and then lying down, was overcome by sleep.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

A visit to the bank, where several thousand pounds were found to be lying to the murderer’s credit, completed his gratification.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Quietly and promptly the men took their places, lying flat upon their faces on the deck, for such was Sir Nigel's order.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He listened eagerly, with receptive ears, lying on his back and looking up and joying in each movement of her lips as she talked.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

She had a posy of flowers in her hand and another one was lying upon the planks of wood upon which she was standing.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)