"lie in the way" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies in the way [present, singular, third-person], lying in the way [participle, present], lay in the way [past], lain in the way [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> in the way}} lie in the way (third-person singular simple present lies in the way, present participle lying in the way, simple past lay in the way, past participle lain in the way)
  1. To be readily available, at hand.
    Sense id: en-lie_in_the_way-en-verb-rlziTbzF
  2. To be an obstacle.
    Sense id: en-lie_in_the_way-en-verb-qcogZ--~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

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