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Overlying vs Covering - What's the difference?

overlying | covering |

As an adjective overlying

is lying over or upon something else.

As a noun covering is

(countable) that which covers something.

As a verb covering is

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overlying

English

Adjective

(head)
  • lying over or upon something else

    • covering

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) That which covers something.
  • (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover .

    • Verb

    (head)