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overlie

/ overlie /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
kill by lying on
"The sow overlay her piglets"
Type of:
kill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
lie upon; lie on top of
"the granite overlies the older rocks"
Type of:
lie
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
22%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
2
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