v. & n.
—v.tr. (past and past part. -laid)
1 lay over.
2 (foll. by with) cover the surface of (a thing) with (a coating etc.).
3 overlie.
—n.
1 a thing laid over another.
2 (in printing, mapreading, etc.) a transparent sheet to be superimposed on another sheet.
3 Computing a the process of transferring a block of data etc. to replace what is already stored. b a section so transferred.
4 a coverlet, small tablecloth, etc.
2.
past of OVERLIE.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.