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Definition of Overlay

1. Verb. Put something on top of something else. "Cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

2. Noun. Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior.

3. Verb. Kill by lying on. "The sow overlay her piglets"

4. Noun. A layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface.

Definition of Overlay

1. v. t. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.

2. n. A covering.

Definition of Overlay

1. Verb. (transitive) To lay, or spread, something over or across; to cover. ¹

2. Verb. To overwhelm; to press excessively upon. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive printing) To put an overlay on. ¹

5. Noun. (printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place. ¹

6. Noun. (betting) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds. ¹

7. Noun. (horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overlay

1. to lay over [v -LAID, -LAYING, -LAYS]

Medical Definition of Overlay

1. 1. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon. "When any country is overlaid by the multitude which live upon it." (Sir W. Raleigh) "As when a cloud his beams doth overlay." (Spenser) "Framed of cedar overlaid with gold." (Milton) "And overlay With this portentous bridge the dark abyss." (Milton) 2. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon. "This woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it." (1 Kings III. 19) "A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire." (Dryden) 3. To put an overlay on. Origin: Overlaid; Overlaying. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overlay

overlappingly overlappings overlaps overlard overlards overlarge overlargeness overlash overlashed overlashes

overlashing overlashings overlate overlavish overlax overlay (current term) overlay denture overlayed overlayer overlayers

overlaying overlays overlead overleaf overleap overleaped overleaping overleaps overleapt overlearn

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