BIG LIE

Meaning of BIG LIE in English

a false statement of outrageous magnitude employed as a propaganda measure in the belief that a lesser falsehood would not be credible.

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BIG LIE — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized B&L Date: 1946 a deliberate gross distortion of the truth used especially as a propaganda tactic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG LIE — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized B&L Etymology: translation of German grosse lüge : untruth on a large scale consciously used as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG LIE — Usage: sometimes capitalized B&L Date: 1946 : a deliberate gross distortion of the truth used especially as a propaganda tactic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG LIE — Function: noun Usage: sometimes cap B&L Date: 1946 : a deliberate gross distortion of the truth used especially as a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG LIE — [big lie] n, sometimes cap B&L (1946): a deliberate gross distortion of the truth used esp. as a propaganda tactic
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
LIE — I. ˈlī verb ( lay ˈlā ; lain ˈlān ; or archaic lien ˈlï(ə)n ; ly·ing ˈlīiŋ ; lies ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIE — (adj.) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
LIE — ( adj. ) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIE — lie 1 /luy/ , n. , v. , lied, lying . n. 1. a false statement made with deliberate intent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIE — I. ˈlī intransitive verb ( lay ˈlā ; lain ˈlān ; ly·ing ˈlī-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIE — noun ·see lye. 2. lie ·noun anything which misleads or disappoints. 3. lie ·adj to be still or quiet, like …
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
LIE — [lie] vi lay ; lain ; ly.ing [ME, fr. OE licgan; akin to OHG ligen to lie, L lectus bed, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIE — I . / laɪ; NAmE / verb , noun —see also lie (II) ■ verb ( lies , lying , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIE — I. lie 1 S2 W1 /laɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense lay /leɪ/, past participle lain /leɪn/, present participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIE — n. & v. --n. 1 an intentionally false statement (tell a lie; pack of lies). 2 imposture; false belief (live …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIE — v. & n. --v.intr. (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1 be in or assume a horizontal position on a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIE — n. & v. n. 1 an intentionally false statement (tell a lie; pack of lies). 2 imposture; false belief (live …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIE — v. & n. v.intr. (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1 be in or assume a horizontal position on a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIE — 1. v. & n. --v.intr. (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1. be in or assume a horizontal position on …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
LIE — I. POSITION OR SITUATION /laɪ/ ( lies, lying, lay, lain) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a mist hangs/lies somewhere (= stays in a place ) ▪ A thick mist …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , big fat ( informal ), great , monstrous ▪ He told a big fat …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIE — INDEX: to lie down 1. to lie down after you have been standing or sitting 2. to be in a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIE — v. 1 recline, stretch out, be prostrate or recumbent or prone or supine I'm going to lie down for a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIE — I 1. сущ. ложь, неправда, обман to pack, tissue, web of lies ≈ плести паутину лжи to tell a lie …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIE — lie.ogg _I 1. laı n 1> ложь white lie - невинная ложь; ложь во спасение thumping lie - наглая ложь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG — big.ogg _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIE — _I 1. laı n 1) ложь white lie - невинная ложь; ложь во спасение thumping lie - наглая ложь to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная дичь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIE — I 1. сущ. ложь, неправда, обман pack, tissue, web of lies — паутина лжи to tell a lie — говорить …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG — I bɪɡ прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LIE — I 1. сущ. ложь, неправда, обман pack, tissue, web of lies — паутина лжи to tell a lie — говорить неправду, врать, обманывать bald-faced lie, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG — I [¤Ў±] big.wav прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий 3) громкий - big noise 4) взрослый - big boy - big …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LIE — _I 1. _n. ложь, обман; to give the lie to smb. - уличать, изобличать кого-л. во лжи; to give the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG — _I 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный - big repair 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный шум; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LIE — I 1. n. ложь, обман; to give the lie to smb. - уличать, изобличать кого-л. во лжи; to give the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG — I 1. a. 1. большой, крупный - big repair 2. высокий; широкий 3. громкий; big noise а. сильный шум; перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LIE — _I laɪ 1. _n. ложь, обман; to give the lie to smb. уличать, изобличать кого-л. во лжи; to give the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BIG — _I bɪg 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный; big repair капитальный ремонт 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LIE — 1) ложь | лгать 2) лежать (об обязанности, риске и т.д.) 3) принадлежать (о праве предъявления иска, подачи апелляции, осуществления контроля и …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
LIE — 1) лежать 2) находиться 3) стоять [c gray](о судне) - lie aground - lie alongside - lie a-hull - lie …
Англо-Русский морской словарь

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