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[syn: overlie, overlay]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overlie \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.
[1913 Webster]
A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her
sleeping. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overlie
v 1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older
rocks"
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn:
overlie, overlay]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "overlie":
arch over, bestraddle, bestride, bridge, extend over, hang over,
imbricate, jut, lap, lap over, lie over, overarch, overhang,
overlap, override, ride, shingle, span