| overlay | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. overlay, overlayer, sheathing | protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior. |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. overlay | a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface. |
| ~ decoration, ornament, ornamentation | something used to beautify. |
| ~ layer, bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
| v. (contact) | 3. cover, overlay | put something on top of something else.; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ splash | mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered.; "The mountain was splashed with snow" |
| v. (contact) | 4. overlay, overlie | kill by lying on.; "The sow overlay her piglets" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| overlie | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. overlie | lie upon; lie on top of.; "the granite overlies the older rocks" |
| ~ lie | be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position.; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" |
| pin down | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | define clearly.; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" |
| ~ determine | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.; "the tree determines the border of the property" |
| ~ concretize | make something concrete. |
| v. (social) | 2. pin down, trap | place in a confining or embarrassing position.; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" |
| ~ detain, confine | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
| v. (contact) | 3. pin down, pin up | attach with or as if with a pin.; "pin up a picture" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
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