lie

For the verb: "to lie"

Simple Past:	lay, lied
Past Participle:	lain, lied

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lie1

▶verb (lies, lying; past lay; past part. lain)

• 1 be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.

  ■ be buried in a particular place.

• 2 be or remain in a specified state.

• 3 reside or be found: the solution lies in a return to traditional values.

• 4 be situated in a specified position or direction.

• 5 Law (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable.

▶noun

• 1 the way, direction, or position in which something lies or comes to rest.

• 2 the place of cover of an animal or a bird.

– phrases
let something lie take no action on a difficult matter.
lie low keep out of sight; avoid attention.
the lie (N. Amer. lay) of the land

• 1 the features of an area.

• 2 the current situation.

take something lying down [usu. with neg.] accept an insult, setback, or rebuke without protest.

– phrasal verbs
lie in

• 1 Brit. remain in bed later than usual.

• 2 archaic (of a pregnant woman) go to bed to give birth.

lie off Nautical (of a ship) stand some distance from shore or from another ship.
lie to Nautical (of a ship) come almost to a stop with its head towards the wind.
lie up (of a ship) go into dock or be out of commission.
lie with archaic have sex with.

– origin OE licgan, of Gmc origin.

usage: On the distinction between lie and lay, see usage at lay1.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lie2

▶noun an intentionally false statement.

■ a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression: she had been living a lie.

▶verb (lies, lying, lied) tell a lie or lies.

■ (of a thing) present a false impression.

– phrases
give the lie to serve to show that (something assumed to be the case) is not true.
lie through one's teeth informal tell an outright lie.

– origin OE lyge (n.), lēogan (v.), of Gmc origin.