If something is ~ something else, it is on top of it. (AM; also BRIT LITERARY)
Under the newspaper, ~ a sheet of paper, lay an envelope.
= on top of
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If something is ~ something else, it is on top of it. (AM; also BRIT LITERARY)
Under the newspaper, ~ a sheet of paper, lay an envelope.
= on top of
PREP
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012