lie

verb1 of 2

to say something that you know is not true

• “I would go so far as to lie for you.”Tatoeba
• “The truth leads to light, the lie leads to nothing.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.