What does overlie mean?
Definitions for overlie
ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪover·lie
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Princeton's WordNet
overlieverb
lie upon; lie on top of
"the granite overlies the older rocks"
overlie, overlayverb
kill by lying on
"The sow overlay her piglets"
Wiktionary
overlieverb
To lie over or upon
overlieverb
To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.
ChatGPT
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
Overlie
ō-vėr-lī′, v.t. to lie above or upon: to smother by lying on.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
Anagrams for overlie »
relievo
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overlie in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overlie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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