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English verb: lay over

1. lay over (stative) interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight


SamplesWe had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil.


Synonymsstop over


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)stop, stop over

2. lay over (contact) place on top of


SamplesCan you superimpose the two images?.


Synonymssuperimpose, superpose


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)lay, place, pose, position, put, set


Narrower (hyponym)develop









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