Meaning of OVERLIE
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'lI
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- [v] kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"
- [v] lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
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| | Synonyms: | | overlay |
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| | See Also: | | kill, lie | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`ver*lie"\, v. t. [imp. {Overlay}; p. p. {Overlain};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlying}.]
To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying
upon; as, to overlie an infant. --Quain.
A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her
sleeping. --Chaucer.
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| | Related Terms: | | arch over, bestraddle, bestride, bridge, extend over, hang over, imbricate, jut, lap, lap over, lie over, overarch, overhang, overlap, override, ride, shingle, span |
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