overlying

[ oh-ver-lahy-ing ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪ ɪŋ /

present participle of overlie.

Words nearby overlying

overlie

[ oh-ver-lahy ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪ /

to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.

to smother (an infant) by lying upon it, as in sleep.

First recorded in 1125–75, overlie is from the Middle English word overlien, overliggen. See over-, lie²

If, however, it be normal, the gauze plug already placed between the sinus wall and the overlying bone is left undisturbed.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various
Overlying this are beds of marl, loam, and surface soil, comprising in all a depth of fourteen feet.

The Prehistoric World |E. A. Allen
Sufficient removal of overlying material by erosion has revealed many fine examples of this type of occurrence.

Geology |William J. Miller
These beds merge gradually into the overlying Portlandian formation.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various

The words reached down through the overlying structure of thought and habit.

The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story |Various

overlie

/ (ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ) /

to lie or rest upon Compare overlay

to kill (a baby or newborn animal) by lying upon it