Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A German art song for solo voice and piano.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Properly, a German ballad, secular or sacred, fitted for singing or actually set to music.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A lay; a German song. It differs from the French
chanson , and the Italiancanzone , all three being national.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music An art song, sung in
German and accompanied on thepiano - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
lie .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think the label lied to me cuz this sh*t is crazyyy!!
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Palin lied when she denied that Wasilla's police chief and librarian had been fired; in fact, both were given letters of termination the previous day.
Boing Boing 2009
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Turns out McCain lied about his knowing anything about her!.
Think Progress » Heilemann: Palin ‘regularly’ said that ‘that Saddam Hussein had been behind 9/11.’ 2010
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WotC has just plain lied, acted unethically, and generally done a huge disservice to the RPG industry in general.
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Sentencing untold 'others' to helplessly watch their children die because you lied is not okay.
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Palin lied when she said the dismissal of her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, had nothing to do with his refusal to fire state trooper Mike Wooten; in fact, the Branchflower Report concluded that she repeatedly abused her power when dealing with both men.
Boing Boing 2009
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Palin lied when she repeatedly claimed to have said, "Thanks, but no thanks" to the Bridge to Nowhere; in fact, she openly campaigned for the federal project when running for governor.
Boing Boing 2009
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I know what is ahead for Obama, he is going to have to prove to every American that he (Obama) is an American citizen, I can hardly wait for this lying man to prove he has lied from the very beginning about his place of birth.
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Palin lied when she wrote in the NYT that a comprehensive review by Alaska wildlife officials showed that polar bears were not endangered; in fact, email correspondence between those scientists showed the opposite.
Boing Boing 2009
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What if McCain lied during his campaign, smearing Obama and appealing to the worst instincts of his party, but then ruled as the honorable, honest, non-partisan moderate that he claimed to be?
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