- To lie over or on.
- To suffocate (a baby, for example) by accidentally lying on top of it.
overlie
Dictionary:
o·ver·lie (ō'vər-lī')  |
tr.v., -lay (-lā'), -lain (-lān'), -ly·ing, -lies.
| Veterinary Dictionary: overlying |
Suffocation of piglets by the sow. The piglets may be weak from illness or malnutrition, the sow may be clumsy or ill, the pen may be inadequate in size or poorly designed so that piglets cannot escape.
| WordNet: overlie |
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The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
lie upon; lie on top of
Meaning #2:
kill by lying on
Synonym: overlay
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 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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