Associations to the word «Underlay»

UNDERLAY, verb. Simple past tense of underlie

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

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

UNDERLAY, verb. (transitive) To put a tap on (a shoe).

UNDERLAY, verb. (mining) (intransitive) (of a vein, fault, or lode) To incline from the vertical; to hade.

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

UNDERLAY, noun. A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.

UNDERLAY, noun. Anything that is underlaid

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

UNDERLAY, noun. A pad placed under a carpet.

UNDERLAY, verb. Raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate".

UNDERLAY, verb. Put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper".

UNDERLAY, verb. Provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists".