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Overlay

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
"She will now overlay the crust with fruit.; She will now overlay fruit on top of the crust."
2.VerbTo overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
3.VerbTo lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
4.VerbTo put an overlay on.
5.VerbTo bet too much money on.
6.NounAn image to be overlaid on another; a superimposition or diapositive.
7.NounA piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
8.NounOdds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
9.NounA horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
10.NounA decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
11.NounA block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
12.NounA pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
13.NounA cravat.
14.NounA covering over something else.
15.Verbsimple past of overlie
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