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lie to

lie to verb: to have the sails arranged so as to counteract each other.

Verb

lie to (third-person singular simple present lies to, present participle lying to, simple past lay to, past participle lain to)

  1. To have the sails arranged so as to counteract each other.

Forms of lie to

third-person singular presentlies to
present participlelying to
pastlay to
past participlelain to

Questions about lie to

What does lie to mean?
Lie to means to have the sails arranged so as to counteract each other.
What part of speech is lie to?
Lie to is a verb.
What is the past tense of lie to?
The past tense of lie to is lay to.

Words near lie to in the dictionary

  1. lie off
  2. lie on the oars
  3. lie over
  4. lie rough
  5. lie through one's teeth
  6. lie to
  7. lie upon
  8. lie waste
  9. lie with
  10. lie-abed
  11. lie-abeds

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