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Rareoverlays
The correct spelling is overlays.
How to pronounce overlays
noun
Say it like: Ove-rla-ys
The correct spelling is overlays. A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
- 2.(betting) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
- 3.A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
- 4.A decal attached to a computer keyboard to relabel the keys.
- 5.A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
verb
- 1.To lay, spread, or apply something over or across; cover.
- 2.To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
- 3.To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate.
- 4.To put an overlay on.
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