Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Anything that is underlaid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc. in a form, to bring them up to the necessary level for printing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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verb
simple past of underlie
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
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verb
To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To put a tap on (a shoe).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To incline from the vertical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Qualifier: fault
Topics: business, mining
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Synonyms: hade
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noun
a pad placed under a carpet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: carpet pad, rug pad, underlayment
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Broader terms: pad
Narrower terms: underfelt
verb
provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: provide, supply, ply, cater
verb
put (something) under or beneath
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
verb
raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
History
From Middle English underlay, underlei, equivalent to under- + lay.
From Middle English underleyen, from Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), equivalent to under- + lay. Cognate with Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), German unterlegen (“to underlay”), Swedish underlägga (“to underlay”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
