What does overlie mean?

Definitions for overlie
ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪover·lie

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. overlieverb

    lie upon; lie on top of

    "the granite overlies the older rocks"

  2. overlie, overlayverb

    kill by lying on

    "The sow overlay her piglets"

Wiktionary

  1. overlieverb

    To lie over or upon

  2. overlieverb

    To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

ChatGPT

  1. overlie

    Overlie generally refers to the situation, position or condition where something is covering, placed on top of or directly above something else. It's often used in geological or medical contexts to describe how one layer or stratum is situated over another.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Overlie

    ō-vėr-lī′, v.t. to lie above or upon: to smother by lying on.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. OVERLIE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Overlie is ranked #85357 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Overlie surname appeared 219 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Overlie.

    92.6% or 203 total occurrences were White.
    4.1% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overlie in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overlie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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