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Overlie vs Overlip - What's the difference?

overlie | overlip |

As a verb overlie

is to lie over or upon.

As a noun overlip is

the upper lip.

overlie

English

Verb

  • To lie over or upon
  • To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    overlip

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The upper lip.
    • (Chaucer)
  • * 2010 , John Banville, The Infinities (ISBN 0307592871):
    • They seem to her still so young, hardly more than children, really, even Adam—especially Adam—with that babyishly fat overlip that trembles so when he is excited or upset.
  • * 2014 , Samuel R. Delany, Tales of Nevèrÿon (ISBN 1480461733):
    • His eyes were closed, his mouth opened. His breathing, irregular for three, then four, then five breaths, returned to its normal, soundless rhythm. Stubbled overlip and wet underlip moved about some final, silent word:

    • Coordinate terms

    * underlip

    References

    * * Encyclopedia of K9 Terminology (2013, ISBN 1617811351): An overlip occurs when the upper lip extends over and obscures the chin.