(archaic) A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.

gerund of lease

present participle of lease

plural of leasing

(transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal) To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.

(formal, law) An interest in land granting use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold. / The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.

The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

(transitive, formal, law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to let. / (transitive, informal) To hold a lease as a tenant.

(transitive) To gather. / (transitive) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up. / (transitive) To glean. / (intransitive) To glean, gather up leavings.

An open pasture or common.