underlay
noun
1. a pad placed under a carpet
Similar word(s): underlayment
Definition categories: man–made, pad
Sentences with underlay as a noun:
- The underlay in bar 3 is unclear in Handel's manuscript.
verb
1. raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
- underlay the plate
Definition categories: motion, elevate, lift, raise
2. put (something) under or beneath
- They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
3. provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
- underlay the boards with joists
Definition categories: consumption, cater, ply, provide, supply
Sentences with underlay as a verb:
- to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing