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Adjective overlying has 1 sense
  1. overlying, superimposed - placed on or over something else; "an overlying image"
    Antonym: subjacent (indirect, via superjacent)
,Verb overlie has 2 senses
  1. overlie - lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
    --1 is one way to     lie
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. overlie, overlay - kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"
    --2 is one way to kill
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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