Overlie

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her
           sleeping.                                --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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: {overlay}]
       [also: {overlying}, {overlay}, {overlain}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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