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Overlie

Overlie Meaning & Definition
Overlie Definition And Meaning

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

See Also | kill | lie

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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