underlay

[un·der·lay]

To underlay a thing is to give it a foundation or support by putting something sturdy under it. Underlay also means to be underneath.

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To lay beneath; to put under.

Noun
a pad placed under a carpet

Verb
provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists"

Verb
put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid athe shingles with roofing paper"

Verb
raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate"

v. t.
To lay beneath; to put under.

v. t.
To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2.

n.
To put a tap on (a shoe).

v. i.
To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

n.
The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.

n.
A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, 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.

Underlay

Un`der*lay" , v. t. [AS. underlecgan. See Under, and Lay, v. t.] 1. To lay beneath; to put under. 2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2. 3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]

Underlay

Un`der*lay", v. i. (Mining) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

Underlay

Un"der*lay` , n. 1. (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie. 2. (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, 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.

To lay beneath; to put under.

To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.

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