Found 2 items, similar to Overlie.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: overlie 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: overlay] [also: overlying, overlay, overlain]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Overlie 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]