lie

1. (intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.Examples: "The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin."; "Under an oak were lying asleep a pair of shepherds."; "Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shall yee bee as the wings of a doue, couered with siluer, and her feathers with yellow gold."intransitive

2. (intransitive) To be placed or situated.Examples: "Ying-yang county lies 70 li southwest of the modern Teng-feng county, Honan."; "Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all."; "From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away."intransitive

3. (intransitive, copulative) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.Examples: "to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hidden; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves"; "The paper does not lie smooth on the wall."copulativeintransitive

4. (archaic) To lodge; to sleep.Examples: "While I was now trifling at home, I saw London, […] where I lay one night only."; "Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night."archaic

5. (law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.Examples: "An appeal lies in this case from the ordinary to the arches."