OVERLIE

overlie, overlay

(verb) kill by lying on; “The sow overlay her piglets”

overlie

(verb) lie upon; lie on top of; “the granite overlies the older rocks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

overlie (third-person singular simple present overlies, present participle overlying, simple past overlay, past participle overlain)

To lie over or upon

(transitive) To suffocate by lying upon

Anagrams

• lie over, relievo

Source: Wiktionary

O`ver*lie", v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.]

Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition