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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 over·lie /-ˈlaɪ/
 (v.)躺在..上面;睡在..上面

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 over·lie /ˌovɝˈlaɪ/ 及物動詞
 v.覆在……上面

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·ver·lie v. t. [imp. Overlay p. p. Overlain p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.] To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.
    A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping.   --Chaucer.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 overlie
      v 1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older
           rocks"
      2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: overlay]
      [also: overlying, overlay, overlain]