liar

Meaning

1. to bind, tie
2. to wrap, wrap up
3. to roll (a cigarette)
4. (colloquial) to deceive, confuse
5. (Spain,colloquial,reflexive) to french, snog, make out

Concepts

bind

attach

tie up

wrap

wrap up

tie

fasten

roll

bundle

fake

ligate

join

link

truss

connect

do up

bind together

lock

fold

roll up

make a bundle

bull

bullshit

talk through one’s hat

swaddle

swathe

adhere

bond

hold fast

stick

stick to

muss

tussle

fix

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈljaɾ/

Etymology

From Latin ligāre, possibly through the intermediate of Old French lier in the Middle Ages, as it appeared relatively late in Spanish texts. See also the doublet ligar, a semi-learned term, as well as the inherited Old Spanish form legar (“to tie, bind”) (in modern Spanish, this word survives as a rare regionalism, often with a specialized sense such as "tie or bind a sheep for shearing", or "to join together, unite"). Compare Sicilian alligari.