fib vs lie

fib and lie both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fib	Yes	No	Yes	No
lie	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lie is a hypernym of fib; that is, lie is a word with a broader meaning than fib:

Other hypernyms of fib include prevarication.

As verbs, lie is a hypernym of fib; that is, lie is a word with a broader meaning than fib:

fib (noun)	lie (noun)
a trivial lie	a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
	position or manner in which something is situated

fib (verb)	lie (verb)
tell a relatively insignificant lie	tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
	be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
	assume a reclining position
	be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	originate (in)
	have a place in relation to something else
	be and remain in a particular state or condition