overlay

English

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Etymology

over- +‎ lay (compare overlie)

Pronunciation

Verb

• (RP) enPR: ō'və-lāʹ, IPA: /ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/, X-SAMPA: /%@U.v@"leI/
• (GenAm) enPR: ō'vər-lāʹ, IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈleɪ/, X-SAMPA: /%oUv@`"leI/

Noun

• (RP) enPR: ōʹvə-lā', IPA: /ˈəʊ.vəˌleɪ/, X-SAMPA: /"@U.v@%leI/
• (GenAm) enPR: ōʹvər-lā', IPA: /ˈoʊvɚˌleɪ/, X-SAMPA: /"oUv@`%leI/

  Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

overlay (third-person singular simple present overlays, present participle overlaying, simple past and past participle overlaid or overlayed)

1. (transitive) To lay, or spread, something over or across; to cover.
2. To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
3. (transitive) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
4. (transitive, printing) To put an overlay on.

Translations

to lay, or spread, something over or across; to cover

• Finnish: päällystää (fi)
• Japanese: 乗せる (ja) (のせる, noseru), 被せる (ja) (かぶせる, kabuseru), 覆う (ja) (おおう, ōu)

• Maori: paparua (mi)
• Spanish: revestimiento (es) m

overwhelm — see overwhelm

to smother with a close covering, or by lying upon

• Finnish: tukahduttaa (fi)

• Japanese: 乗せる (ja) (のせる, noseru), 被せる (ja) (かぶせる, kabuseru), 覆う (ja) (おおう, ōu)

to put an overlay on

• Finnish: peittää (fi)

Noun

overlay (plural overlays)

1. (printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
2. (gambling) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
3. (horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.

Translations

printing: piece of paper

• Finnish: peitepaperi (fi)

betting: odds which are higher than expected

horse racing

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