Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth. Lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty. A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue.
"who else do you work for?"—"no one."—"that's a lie." i've had enough of your lies. A false statement deliberately presented as being true; A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the intention of deceiving or misleading someone.
To bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): To lie oneself out of a difficulty; Idioms lie in one's throat or teeth, to lie grossly.
If you are found to have lied in. A barefaced lie is one that is obviously a lie to those hearing it. A big lie is a lie which attempts to trick the victim into believing something major which will likely be contradicted by some.
See examples of lie used in a sentence.
