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Underlay Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Underlay has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a pad placed under a carpet

2

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

Verb
1

raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type

"underlay the plate"

2

put (something) under or beneath

"They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper"

3

provide with a base, support, lining, or backing

"underlay the boards with joists"

4

simple past tense of underlie

Example Sentences
"underlay the plate" verb
"They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper" verb
"underlay the boards with joists" verb
See Also
layer underlayment underhole covering underlie lyrics form carpet
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pad raise put provide
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
underfelt

Origin

The word "underlay" comes from Middle English and Old English, originally meaning to place something underneath to support or prop it up. It is formed by combining the prefix "under-" with the verb "lay.

Rhyming Words
lay slay flay klay olay clay blay play islay allay adlay uplay belay molay delay inlay onlay relay unlay malay
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