Underlay vs. Underlie

Underlayverb

(transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.

Underlayverb

(transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.

Underlayverb

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

Underlayverb

To incline from the vertical.

Underlaynoun

A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.

Underlaynoun

A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.

Underlaynoun

Anything that is underlaid.

Underlaynoun

A piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc. in a form, to bring them up to the necessary level for printing.

Underlaynoun

(music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.

Underlayverb

To lay beneath; to put under.

Underlayverb

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

Underlayverb

To put a tap on (a shoe).

Underlayverb

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

Underlaynoun

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

Underlaynoun

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

Underlaynoun

a pad placed under a carpet

Underlayverb

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

Underlayverb

put (something) under or beneath;

Underlayverb

provide with a base, support, lining, or backing;

Underlay

Underlay may refer to flooring or roofing materials, bed padding, or a musical notation.

Underlieverb

(intransitive) To lie in a position directly beneath.

Underlieverb

(transitive) To lie under or beneath.

Underlieverb

(transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.

Underlieverb

(transitive) To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.

Underlieverb

(mining) To underlay.

Underlieverb

To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.

Underlieverb

To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.

Underlieverb

To be subject or amenable to.

Underlieverb

To lie below or under.

Underlienoun

See Underlay, n., 1.

Underlieverb

be or form the base for

Underlieverb

lie underneath