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Meanings of overlay in English

Portuguese
folha de prova
Catalan
coberta
Spanish
cubierta

Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior.

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folha de prova
Portuguese
encapar
Catalan
cobrir
Spanish
cubrir

Put something on top of something else.

encapar
Spanish
aplastar

Kill by lying on.

aplastar

Poker term; gap between a poker tournament's guaranteed prize pool and the actual prize pool generated by entrants.

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Examples for "overlie"
Examples for "overlie"
1
Were we really crossing the layers of rock which overlie the granite foundation?
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
2
Or does it flatly overlie this earth, not revolving with and over this earth-
The Book of the Damned
3
Trade and Tryon streets now overlie the old trading path and its intersecting trail.
Devil Bones
4
There are so many goddamn patterns that interlock and overlie each other and contain others.
The vaults
5
Nothing could overlie such a fellow; a kind of base success was written on his brow.
Essays of Travel
Usage of overlay in English
1
He still spoke Parisian French, but now with a heavy Quebecois overlay.
American empire: blood and iron
2
But there's something refreshing about using an overlay you haven't seen before.
Wired
3
The altitude settings can apply to any overlay you want to add.
Wired
4
There's also a handy little spirit level incorporated into the grid overlay.
The Irish Times
5
The overlay doesn't show images or ads, but it does include links.
Reuters
6
They seemed identical-andin fact were, as Telach showed with an overlay.
Deep black
7
One could not speak aloud, for the spell of mystery overlay everything.
Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
8
The dreamy overlay sequences with which this section is rife become wearying.
Rock and Ice Magazine
9
You might've noticed it has a kind of blue-green overlay to it.
Wired
10
Gold overlay of great thickness is found on everything, boxes, chairs, etc.
History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the ...
11
The ship's schematic had an overlay showing all the emergency suit lockers.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
12
A new silence comes to overlay the silence that is already there.
After dark
13
They often have that reddish color, mahogany color, with the black overlay.
Wired
14
Nevertheless, the recent cultural overlay of fatherhood remains a fragile bit of scaffolding.
The Disposable Male
15
The experience of a month will overlay the hereditary bequest of a century.
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
16
Using Craigslist data, PadMapper displayed apartments for rent as a Google Map overlay.
Wired
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Translations for overlay
Overlay through the time
Overlay across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common