lie vs flank

lie and flank both are nouns.

lie and flank both are verbs.

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

As verbs, flank is a hyponym of lie; that is, flank is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lie:

lie: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
flank: be located at the sides of something or somebody

Other hyponyms of lie include nestle, intervene, top, mediate, ride, lap, focalise, focalize, localise, localize, slant, precede, predate, underlie, cap, crest, face, front, look, back, head, command, dominate, overlook, overtop, line, run along, orient, point, look across, look out on, look out over, overlook.

lie (noun)	flank (noun)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth	the side between ribs and hipbone
position or manner in which something is situated	a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
	the side of military or naval formation
	a subfigure consisting of a side of something

lie (verb)	flank (verb)
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive	be located at the sides of something or somebody
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

Difference between lie and flank

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