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UNDERLAY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

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) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide with a base, support, lining, or backing

Example:

underlay the boards with joists

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

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

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