About The Word Overlie
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Overlie
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What's The Definition Of Overlie?
[v] kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"
[v] lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks" Synonyms | Synonyms for Overlie: overlay Related Terms | Find terms related to Overlie: arch over | bestraddle | bestride | bridge | extend over | hang over | imbricate | jut | lap | lap over | lie over | overarch | overhang | overlap | override | ride | shingle | span Overlie In Webster's Dictionary \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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