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- pronunciation:
- laI
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
If you say you cleaned your room when you did not clean your room, you are telling a lie. If someone tells a lie, they have some reason for not telling the truth. Sometimes they are afraid of being punished or of making someone angry or upset. Some people lie in order to trick or cheat other people.
Joey told a lie to his father about why he was late for dinner.- similar words:
- fiction, invention
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lies, lying, lied |
| definition: |
When you lie, you say something that isn't true when you know it's not true.
Mark's little sister lied when she said she hadn't touched his computer.- similar words:
- fool
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