overlie

3 definitions found

overlie - 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]

overlie - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

overlie - 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