ETYM as. lyge; akin to Dutch leugen, Old High Germ. lugi, German lüge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. and Swed. lögn, Goth. liugn. Related to Lie to utter a falsehood.
(Homonym: lye).
1. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; SYN. prevarication.
2. Position or manner in which something is situated.