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- 1. present participle of overlie
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1. : to lie over or upon. 2. : to cause the death of by lying upon. Synonyms. lap. overlap. overlay. overspread. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of overlie in a Sentence.
1. to lie or rest upon. Compare overlay. 2. to kill (a baby or newborn animal) by lying upon it. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. overlying in American English. (ˌouvərˈlaiɪŋ) verb. ppr. of overlie. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
4 days ago · IPA guide. Definitions of overlying. adjective. placed on or over something else. “an overlying image”. synonyms: superimposed. superjacent. lying immediately above or on something else.
Define overlying. overlying synonyms, overlying pronunciation, overlying translation, English dictionary definition of overlying. tr.v. o·ver·lay , o·ver·lain , o·ver·ly·ing , o·ver·lies 1. To lie over or on. 2. To suffocate by accidentally lying on top of it.
to be on top of something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Above & over. above. aloft. o'er. overhead. super. supra. sur- topper. upmost. to kill a baby by lying on top of it. (Definition of overlie from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of overlie. overlie.
adjective. Lying over or upon something else. Wiktionary. Synonyms: superimposed. Origin of Overlying. over- + lying. From Wiktionary. Overlying Sentence Examples. That it results from the weight of the overlying strata.
to be on top of something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Above & over. above. aloft. o'er. overhead. super. supra. sur- topper. upmost. to kill a baby by lying on top of it. (Definition of overlie from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of overlie. overlie.
