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What does underlay mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word underlay? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
  2. (transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.
  3. (transitive) To put a tap on (a shoe).
  4. (mining, intransitive, of a vein, fault, or lode) To incline from the vertical; to hade.
Noun
  1. A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.
  2. A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.
  3. Anything that is underlaid.
  4. (printing, historical) A piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc. in a form, to bring them up to the necessary level for printing.
  5. (music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.
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