Associations to the word «Overlie»

Wiktionary

OVERLIE, verb. To lie over or upon
OVERLIE, verb. To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

Dictionary definition

OVERLIE, verb. Lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks".
OVERLIE, verb. Kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn