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
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allay English
- belay English
- flatlay English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- inlay English
- interlay English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- lay out English
- layabout English
- layback English
- layer English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- layup English
- laywoman English
- mislay English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- outlay English
- overlay English
- pipelay English
- prelay English
- re-lay English
- underlayment English
- unlay English
- uplay English
- waylay English
- legen German
- unterlegen German
- underleċġan Old English
- layen Middle English
- underleyen Middle English
- lay
- layup
- belay
- layer
- inlay
- uplay
- allay
- unlay
- onlay
- prelay
- forlay
- layout
- re-lay
- outlay
- waylay
- layman
- mislay
- offlay
- layeth
- layest
- flatlay
- forelay
- lay out
- pipelay
- layover
- layflat
- laytime
- layship
- overlay
- layless
- layback
- layland
- layshaft
- interlay
- laystall
- laywoman
- layabout
- lay down
- layperson
- lay judge
- underlayment