OVERLIE (overlain, overlay, overlying)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: overlain    , overlay    , overlying   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does overlie mean? 

• OVERLIE (verb)
  The verb OVERLIE has 2 senses:

1. lie upon; lie on top of

2. kill by lying on

  Familiarity information: OVERLIE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERLIE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they overlie    ... he / she / it overlies   
Past simple: overlay   
Past participle: overlain   
-ing form: overlying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lie upon; lie on top of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

the granite overlies the older rocks

Hypernyms (to "overlie" is one way to...):

lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Kill by lying on

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

overlay; overlie

Context example:

The sow overlay her piglets

Hypernyms (to "overlie" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

 Context examples 

The overlying mucosa may appear hypertrophic as well.

(Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The Stimson unit overlies a layer of mudstone that was deposited in a lake environment.

(Mars Panorama from Curiosity Shows Petrified Sand Dunes, NASA)

An advanced, invasive breast adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of distinct changes in the overlying skin.

(Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Paget disease involving the skin overlying the mammary gland, accompanied by invasive ductal breast carcinoma.

(Paget Disease of the Breast with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The adenoma is attached by a stalk that is less in diameter than the overlying tumor.

(Pedunculated Adenoma of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

It is associated with secondary proliferative changes in the overlying epidermis (hyperkeratosis).

(Angiokeratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of a connective tissue core and overlying epithelium.

(Cervical Fibroepithelial Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

The typical age of the simple craters examined by the researchers indicates they could potentially accumulate ice that was later mixed with overlying regolith over long time scales.

(The Moon and Mercury May Have Thick Ice Deposits, NASA)

A new study by University of Wyoming researchers suggests scientists can go back to the past to study present-day solidified magma chambers where the erosion has removed overlying rock, exposing granite underpinnings.

(Supervolcanoes like Yellowstone may have been more active in the past, NSF)

Paget disease involving the skin overlying the mammary gland, without accompanying invasive ductal or lobular breast carcinoma.

(Paget Disease of the Breast without Invasive Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)