"underlay" meaning in English

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Noun

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, {{m|enm|underlei}} underlei, {{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
  2. A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet. Translations (soft floor covering under carpet): 地毯襯墊 (Chinese Mandarin), 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 10 6 16 9 14 15 9 4 7 Disambiguation of 'soft floor covering under carpet': 8 78 2 10 2
  3. Anything that is underlaid. Translations (anything underlaid): 襯底 (Chinese Mandarin), 衬底 (chèndǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 襯墊物 (Chinese Mandarin), 衬垫物 (chèndiànwù) (Chinese Mandarin), alunen (Finnish), alusta (Finnish), подсти́лка (podstílka) [feminine] (Russian), подкла́дка (podkládka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-underlay-en-noun-aZDLkCrW Disambiguation of 'anything underlaid': 5 5 62 18 10
  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 10 6 16 9 14 15 9 4 7 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc.': 4 2 2 90 2
  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 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ʌndəɹˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-underlay.wav [US]
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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 10 10 6 16 9 14 15 9 4 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ʌndəɹˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-underlay.wav [US] 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 10 6 16 9 14 15 9 4 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, of a vein, 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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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "word": "地毯襯墊"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dìtǎn chèndiàn",
      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "word": "地毯衬垫"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "word": "alusmatto"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "sous-couche"
    },
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fobhrat"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "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"
      ],
      "word": "подсти́лка"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подкла́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podslój",
      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подсло́й"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osnovánije",
      "sense": "soft floor covering under carpet",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "основа́ние"
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      "word": "襯底"
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      "roman": "chèndǐ",
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      "word": "衬底"
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      "word": "衬垫物"
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