01 v. t. To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.
imp.
Overlay; p. p.
Overlain; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overlying
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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.