Usually means: Intentionally deceive someone with falsehoods.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word lie to:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. lie to: Merriam-Webster
  2. lie to: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lie to: Collins English Dictionary
  4. lie-to: Wordnik
  5. lie to: Wiktionary
  6. lie to: Dictionary.com
  7. Lie-to: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  8. lie to: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lie to: Idioms

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  2. Lie To: Latitude Mexico

Definitions from Wiktionary (lie to)

verb:  (nautical, of a ship) To have the sails arranged so as to counteract each other.

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