"overlying" in the verb sense
1. overlie
lie upon lie on top of
"the granite overlies the older rocks"
2. overlie, overlay
kill by lying on
"The sow overlay her piglets"
"overlying" in the adjective sense
1. overlying, superimposed
placed on or over something else
"an overlying image"
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