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UNDERLAY
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Irregular inflected form: underlaid
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pad placed under a carpet
Synonyms:
carpet pad; rug pad; underlay; underlayment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("underlay" is a kind of...):
pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "underlay"):
underfelt (a carpet pad of thick felt)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they underlay ... he / she / it underlays
Past simple: underlayed
Past participle: underlayed
-ing form: underlaying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
Example:
underlay the boards with joists
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "underlay" is one way to...):
cater; ply; provide; supply (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Put (something) under or beneath
Example:
They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "underlay" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
underlayment (a pad placed under a carpet)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
Example:
underlay the plate
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "underlay" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Domain category:
printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
