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Definition of Underlay

1. Verb. Raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type. "Underlay the plate"

2. Noun. A pad placed under a carpet.

3. Verb. Put (something) under or beneath. "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper"

4. Verb. Provide with a base, support, lining, or backing. "Underlay the boards with joists"

Definition of Underlay

1. v. t. To lay beneath; to put under.

2. v. i. To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

3. n. The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.

4. v. t. To lay beneath; to put under.

5. v. i. To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

6. n. The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.

Definition of Underlay

1. Verb. (simple past of underlie) ¹

2. Verb. To lay something underneath something else ¹

3. Verb. To provide a support for something ¹

4. Noun. A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet. ¹

5. Noun. Anything that is underlaid ¹

6. Noun. (music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Underlay

1. to place under [v -LAID, -LAYING, -LAYS]

Medical Definition of Underlay

1. To incline from the vertical; to hade; said of a vein, fault, or lode. 1. The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; called also underlie. 2. A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Underlay

underkills underkind underkingdom underkingdoms underknown underlaborer underlaborers underlabourer underlabourers underlaid

underlain underlap underlapped underlapping underlaps underlay (current term) underlayer underlayers underlaying underlayment

underlayments underlays underlead underleading underleads underleaf underlease underleases underleaves underled

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