Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun underlay

1 sense of underlay

Sense 1
carpet pad, rug pad, underlay, underlayment -- (a pad placed under a carpet)
       => pad -- (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb underlay

3 senses of underlay

Sense 1
underlay -- (raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate")
       => raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up -- (raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load")

Sense 2
underlay -- (put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 3
underlay -- (provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists")
       => provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb underlie

2 senses of underlie

Sense 1
underlie -- (be or form the base for)
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 2
underlie -- (lie underneath)
       => lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)