n. 25B6; verb
he was lying on a bed : RECLINE, lie down/back, be recumbent, be prostrate, be supine, be prone, be stretched out, sprawl, rest, repose, lounge, loll.
her handbag lay on a chair : BE PLACED, be situated, be positioned, rest.
lying on the border of Switzerland and Austria : BE SITUATED, be located, be placed, be found, be sited.
his body lies in a crypt : BE BURIED, be interred, be laid to rest, rest, be entombed.
the difficulty lies in building real quality into the products : CONSIST, be inherent, be present, be contained, exist, reside.
stand.
25A0; lie heavy on TROUBLE, worry, bother, torment, oppress, nag, prey on one's mind, plague, niggle at, gnaw at, haunt; informal bug.
25A0; lie low HIDE (OUT), go into hiding, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, go to earth/ground; informal hole up; Brit. informal, dated lie doggo.