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Definition overlay

Etymology 1

over- +‎ lay. Compare overlie.

Verb

overlay (third-person singular simple present overlays, present participle overlaying, simple past and past participle overlaid or overlayed)

1. (transitive) To lay, spread, or apply something over or across; cover.
2. To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
3. (transitive, now rare, archaic) To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate. [from 14th c.]
4. (transitive, printing) To put an overlay on.

Noun

overlay (plural overlays)

1. (printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
2. (gambling) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
3. (horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
4. A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
5. (programming) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
6. (Internet) A pop-up covering an existing part of the display.
7. (Scotland) A cravat.

Etymology 2

Verb

overlay

1. simple past tense of overlie

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