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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. lie upon; lie on top of;
- Example: "the granite overlies the older rocks"

2. kill by lying on;
- Example: "The sow overlay her piglets"
[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