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Lying

Lying Meaning & Definition
Lying Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lying?

[n] the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lying: fabrication | prevarication

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See Also | falsification | fibbing | misrepresentaation | paltering

Lying In Webster's Dictionary

\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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