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overlie

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  1. 1. v. t. To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. lie upon; lie on top of Source: wordnet
  3. 3. v. kill by lying on Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 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. Source: adambom
  6. 6. v:100 v. lie upon; lie on top of v. kill by lying on Source: ecdict

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