The Clue
Wasn't honest (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LIED
Tags
Notes
The answer LIED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Disinformed
Fabricated
Falsified
Fibbed
Prevaricated
Committed perjury
Emulated Ananais
Emulated Ananias
Emulated Pinocchio
German song
Perjured oneself
Produced fiction
Produced stories
Schubert composition
Schubert product
Schubert song
"So I ___"
Told stories
Told a whopper
Twisted a tale
Twisted the truth
Wasn't straight
Wasn't truthful
Came up with an invention
Didn't tell the truth
More than misled
Served up a whopper
Was not veracious
Didn't just mislead someone
Played fast and loose with the facts
Definition
LIED as a noun:
1. a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
LIE as a verb:
1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
3. (dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in) = originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
4. be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
6. (lie, rest) = have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
7. (lie down, lie) = assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"