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LYING

\lˈa͡ɪɪŋ], \lˈa‍ɪɪŋ], \l_ˈaɪ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of LYING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

of Lie, to be supported horizontally.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

of Lie, to be supported horizontally.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The act of deceiving or the fact (or condition) of being deceived.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Telling frequent falsehoods; as, a lying tongue; being in a reclining position.
Untruthfulness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The habit of telling lies.
LYINGLY.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Being in a horizontal position; prostrate.
Mendacious; false.
The fact or habit of speaking falsehoods; untruthfulness; mendacity.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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