underlay

English

/ʌndəɹˈleɪ/, /ˈʌndəɹˌleɪ/

verb form
Definitions
  • (transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
  • (transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.
  • (transitive) To put a tap on (a shoe).
  • (mining) To incline from the vertical.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English underleyen inherited from Old English underleċġan (underlay, prop, support) prefix from English lay (meadow).

Origin

English

lay

Gloss

meadow

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