o ‧ ver ‧ lie /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense overlay /-ˈleɪ/, past participle overlain /-ˈleɪn/, present participle overlying ) [transitive] technical
to lie over something:
Clay overlies chalk in the southern mountains.
o ‧ ver ‧ lie /ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense overlay /-ˈleɪ/, past participle overlain /-ˈleɪn/, present participle overlying ) [transitive] technical
to lie over something:
Clay overlies chalk in the southern mountains.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012