Hypernyms for "lie"
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back
bask
bow down
cap
charge
command
crest
dominate
face
fib
flank
focalise
focalize
front
head
intervene
jactitation
lap
lie awake
line
localise
localize
look
look across
look out on
look out over
mediate
nestle
orient
overlie
overlook
overtop
perjure
point
precede
predate
prostrate
recline
recumb
repose
ride
romance
run along
slant
sprawl
story
stretch
stretch out
sun
sunbathe
tale
taradiddle
tarradiddle
top
underlie
walloper
white lie
whopper
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.