transitive. To lie to (someone); to deceive (someone). Obsolete.

transitive. To refrain from expressing (something); to restrain (an emotion); to hold (something) back. Obsolete.

transitive. To impose upon, or bring into some condition, by telling fibs.

figurative. A collection or set (of things or people). Now chiefly in a packet of lies. Also to sell (a person) a packet (colloquial): to tell him…