Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To lay beneath; put under; specifically, in printing, to reinforce with underlays.
- To support by laying something under.
- In mining, to incline from the perpendicular; hade: said of a vein. See the noun.
- noun In mining, same as
hade . - noun In printing, a bit or bits of paper put under types or a plate to make them of proper height for receiving a good impression.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To lay beneath; to put under.
- transitive verb To raise or support by something laid under. See
Underlay , n., 2. - transitive verb Prov. Eng. To put a tap on (a shoe).
- noun (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also
underlie . - noun (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the form, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
- intransitive verb (Mining) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past of
underlie . - verb To
lay something underneath something else - verb To provide a
support for something - noun A
layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another;substratum . - noun A soft floor
covering that lies under acarpet . - noun Anything that is underlaid
- noun music
Lyrics ; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put (something) under or beneath
- noun a pad placed under a carpet
- verb raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
- verb provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
Etymologies
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Examples
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He liked to idealize whatever tacit or explicit bargain underlay his relationships with Bubi and Walter (eventually Otto in "The Nowaks") and finally Heinz, with whom the writer exchanged rings and went on the run once Hitler clamped down and the German draft law threatened to scoop the boy into the army or prison.
Darling Me 2005
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He liked to idealize whatever tacit or explicit bargain underlay his relationships with Bubi and Walter (eventually Otto in "The Nowaks") and finally Heinz, with whom the writer exchanged rings and went on the run once Hitler clamped down and the German draft law threatened to scoop the boy into the army or prison.
Darling Me 2005
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His eyes glittered at that, and a mercenary expression underlay the tone of his answer.
Sense from Thought Divide Mark Clifton 1934
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The same thought which is expressed in Solomon's fuller phrase underlay the expression, -- _He_ dwelt 'not in temples made with hands' but His
Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Alexander Maclaren 1868
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The 3D model can be placed on top of a 3D map, aerial, or hybrid map underlay, which is used to give the models a sense of place and scale.
Slashgeo 2008
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The 3D model can be placed on top of a 3D map, aerial, or hybrid map underlay, which is used to give the models a sense of place and scale.
Slashgeo 2008
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Widely considered too stupid and lazy for skilled labor, most of the first large wave of Irish immigrants were hired to dig the canals that underlay the Industrial Revolution.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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This device, in other words, meant the music would be the identifiable underlay but with different lyrics on top.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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So he zeroed in on the single characteristic he thought underlay the myriad of abilities we push together and call intelligence.
Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011
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The skipper offered him a medal but declined to acknowledge the dramatic particulars that underlay it.
The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011
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