lie vs place

lie and place both are nouns.

lie and place both are verbs.

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

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

lie: position or manner in which something is situated
place: the particular portion of space occupied by something

Other hypernyms of lie include position.

lie (noun)	place (noun)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth	a job in an organization
position or manner in which something is situated	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	an abstract mental location
	the passage that is being read
	a blank area
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
	a general vicinity
	a public square with room for pedestrians
	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	any area set aside for a particular purpose
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	where you live at a particular time
	proper or designated social situation
	a particular situation
	proper or appropriate position or location

lie (verb)	place (verb)
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position	assign a rank or rating to
assume a reclining position	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position	estimate
originate (in)	sing a note with the correct pitch
have a place in relation to something else	to arrange for
be and remain in a particular state or condition	assign to a station
	finish second or better in a horse or dog race
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	locate
	assign a location to
	make an investment
	assign to (a job or a home)
	place somebody in a particular situation or location
	identify the location or place of

Difference between lie and place

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