overlying

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər lī′ing)

From the verb overlie: (⇒ conjugate)
overlying is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•ly•ing  (ō′vər lī′ing),USA pronunciation v. 
  1. ppr. of overlie. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•lie  (ō′vər lī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lay, -lain, -ly•ing. 
  1. to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
  2. to smother (an infant) by lying upon it, as in sleep.
  • Middle English overlien, overliggen. See over-, lie2 1125–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overlie / ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ/ ( -lies, -lying, -lay, -lain)(transitive)
  1. to lie or rest upon
    Compare overlay
  2. to kill (a baby or newborn animal) by lying upon it
'overlying' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
batholith - cap rock - cave - cheekbone - compaction - discordance - dorsal lip - geostatic - hanging wall - hip - hypodermis - intrusion - inversion - laccolith - naked - phrenology - rider - somatopleure - stoping - sub-level - subsoil - superimposed - superstratum - superstructure - trellis - water table

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