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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌndəɹˌleɪ/ Forms: underlays [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English underlay, underlei, equivalent to under- + lay. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underlay}} Middle English underlay, {{prefix|en|under|lay}} under- + lay Head templates: {{en-noun}} underlay (plural underlays)
  1. A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-noun-Xj4O8xVV Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 10 12 6 16 11 5 15 9 9 7
  2. A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet. Translations (soft floor covering under carpet): 地毯襯墊 /地毯衬垫 (dìtǎn chèndiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), alusmatto (Finnish), sous-couche [feminine] (French), fobhrat [masculine] (Irish), tuwhara (Maori), подсти́лка (podstílka) [feminine] (Russian), подкла́дка (podkládka) [feminine] (Russian), подсло́й (podslój) [masculine] (Russian), основа́ние (osnovánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-noun-w7ddPHn~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 10 12 6 16 11 5 15 9 9 7 Disambiguation of 'soft floor covering under carpet': 6 80 2 10 2
  3. Anything that is underlaid.
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-noun-aZDLkCrW
  4. (printing, historical) A piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc. in a form, to bring them up to the necessary level for printing. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Printing Translations (piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc.): foleagan [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-noun-5Nqzw1h8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 10 12 6 16 11 5 15 9 9 7 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc.': 2 2 3 87 6
  5. (music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-noun-I9x5Gssw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 14 15 34 1 24 1 3 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 10 12 6 16 11 5 15 9 9 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 10 10 47 3 16 2 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 12 12 40 2 21 1 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 15 13 37 2 25 1 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 10 17 34 3 17 3 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 4 10 12 34 4 17 3 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 4 10 17 34 3 17 3 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 4 9 14 36 3 17 2 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 4 4 10 17 34 3 17 3 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 3 11 13 37 3 18 2 6 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (anything underlaid): 襯底 /衬底 (chèndǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 襯墊物 /衬垫物 (chèndiànwù) (Chinese Mandarin), alunen (Finnish), alusta (Finnish), подсти́лка (podstílka) [feminine] (Russian), подкла́дка (podkládka) [feminine] (Russian)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'anything underlaid': 2 3 43 15 36

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌndəɹˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-underlay.wav
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English underleyen, from Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), equivalent to under- + lay. Cognate with Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), German unterlegen (“to underlay”), Swedish underlägga (“to underlay”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underleyen}} Middle English underleyen, {{inh|en|ang|underleċġan|t=to underlay, prop, support}} Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), {{prefix|en|under|lay}} under- + lay, {{cog|nl|onderleggen|t=to lay or put under}} Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), {{cog|de|unterlegen|t=to underlay}} German unterlegen (“to underlay”), {{cog|sv|underlägga|t=to underlay}} Swedish underlägga (“to underlay”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} underlay
  1. simple past of underlie Tags: form-of, past Form of: underlie
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-verb-ziyYzzyb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌndəɹˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-underlay.wav Forms: underlays [present, singular, third-person], underlaying [participle, present], underlaid [participle, past], underlaid [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English underleyen, from Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), equivalent to under- + lay. Cognate with Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), German unterlegen (“to underlay”), Swedish underlägga (“to underlay”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underleyen}} Middle English underleyen, {{inh|en|ang|underleċġan|t=to underlay, prop, support}} Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), {{prefix|en|under|lay}} under- + lay, {{cog|nl|onderleggen|t=to lay or put under}} Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), {{cog|de|unterlegen|t=to underlay}} German unterlegen (“to underlay”), {{cog|sv|underlägga|t=to underlay}} Swedish underlägga (“to underlay”) Head templates: {{en-verb|underlays|underlaying|underlaid}} underlay (third-person singular simple present underlays, present participle underlaying, simple past and past participle underlaid)
  1. (transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-verb-~SWlYxVI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 10 12 6 16 11 5 15 9 9 7
  2. (transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-verb-jfbzppeJ
  3. (transitive) To put a tap on (a shoe). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-verb-bN6zOU~7
  4. (mining, transitive, intransitive, of a vein, fault, or lode) To incline from the vertical. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Mining Synonyms: hade
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-verb-ANFK8r-Q Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "dìtǎn chèndiàn",
      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "word": "地毯襯墊 /地毯衬垫"
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      "word": "alusmatto"
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "word": "tuwhara"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подсло́й"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "основа́ние"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
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}

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