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gossan(dictionary)

lie 1, verb (oh) and gossan (medicine)


lie 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?flat position?
2 ?exist?
3 ?place?
4 ?future?
5 ?condition?
6 lie at the heart/centre/root of something
7 lie low
8 lie in wait (for somebody)
9 lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)
10 lie heavy on somebody
11 ?dead person?
12 lie in state
Phrasal verbs
lie around
lie behind something
lie down
lie in
lie up
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?FLAT POSITION?
a) [I] to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc
lie on/in etc
::He was lying on the bed smoking a cigarette.
::Don't lie in the sun for too long.
lie there
::For a few minutes he just lay there.
lie still/awake etc
::She would lie awake worrying.
::The dog was lying dead on the floor.
b) also lie down
[I always + adverb/preposition] to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed
lie on
::Lie flat on the floor.
lie back
::She lay back against the pillows.
c) [I always + adverb/preposition] to be in a flat position on a surface
lie on/in etc
::The papers were lying neatly on his desk.
see usage note lay 2
?EXIST?
[I always + adverb/preposition] if a problem, an answer, blame etc lies somewhere, it is caused by, exists, or can be found in that thing, person, or situation
fault/blame/responsibility lies with sb
::Part of the blame must lie with social Services.
the problem/answer etc lies with/in sth
::The difficulty lies in providing sufficient evidence.
::The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.
herein/therein lies the problem/dilemma etc
::And herein lies the key to their achievements.
?PLACE?
[I always + adverb/preposition] if a town, village, etc lies in a particular place, it is in that place
::The town lies in a small wooded valley.
::The Tasman Sea lies between Tasmania and Australia.
?FUTURE?
[I always + adverb/preposition] if something lies ahead of you, lies in the future etc, it is going to happen to you in the future
lie ahead
::How will we cope with the difficulties that lie ahead?
lie before
::A blank and empty future lay before me.
::I was wondering what lay in store for us.
?CONDITION?
[linking verb] to be in a particular state or condition
lie empty/open/hidden etc
::The book lay open on the table.
::The town now lay in ruins .
lie at the heart/centre/root of sth
to be the most important part of something, especially the main cause of it
::the issue that lies at the heart of the present conflict
lie low
a) to remain hidden because someone is trying to find you or catch you
::We'll have to lie low until tonight.
b) to wait and try not to be noticed by anyone
::He decided to lie low for a while after the report came out.
lie in wait (for sb)
a) to remain hidden in a place and wait for someone so that you can attack them
::a giant crocodile lying in wait for its prey
b) if something bad lies in wait for you, it is going to happen to you
lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)
BrE to be in second, third etc position in a competition
::Liverpool are lying third in the Football championship.
lie heavy on sb
formal if something lies heavy on you, it makes you feel unhappy
::The feelings of guilt lay heavy on him.
?DEAD PERSON?
[I always + adverb/preposition] if someone lies in a particular place, they are buried there
:: Here lies Percival Smythe (=written on a gravestone) .
lie in state
if an important person who has died lies in state, their body is put in a public place so that people can go and look at the body in order to show their respect for that person
-see also let sleeping dogs lie at sleep 1 (6)
lie around phr v
lie around (sth)
if something is lying around, it has been left somewhere in an untidy way, rather than being in its proper place
::If you leave your shoes lying around like that, you'll trip over them.
::Papers and books lay around the room in complete chaos.
if you lie around, you spend time lying down and not doing anything
::I felt so lazy just lying around on the beach all day.
lie behind [lie behind sth] phr v
if something lies behind an action, it is the real reason for the action even though it may be hidden
::She soon guessed what lay behind his question.
::Two basic assumptions lay behind the policy.
lie down phr v
to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed
::Just lie down on the bed.
take sth lying down
informal to accept bad treatment without complaining
::I'm not going to take this lying down!
lie in phr v
to remain in bed in the morning for longer than usual
-see also lie-in
lie up phr v
to hide or rest somewhere for a period of time
::The next day they lay up in a cave.

gossan (medicine)


gossan
<geology> Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.

Source: Websters Dictionary