Thesaurus: overlie

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1. v. t. To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.
2. v. lie upon; lie on top of
3. v. kill by lying on
4. To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
5. To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon;as, to overlie an infant. Quain.A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
6. v:100 v. lie upon; lie on top of v. kill by lying on