OVERLAP Definition & Meaning

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overlap

[ verb oh-ver-lap; noun oh-ver-lap ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

overlapped, overlapping.

to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
to cover and extend beyond (something else):
The ends of cloth overlap the table.
to coincide in part with; have in common with:
two lives that overlapped each other.

verb (used without object)

overlapped, overlapping.

to lap over:
two sales territories that overlap; fields of knowledge that overlap.

noun

an act or instance of overlapping.
the extent or amount of overlapping:
The second story of the building has an overlap of ten feet.
an overlapping part.
the place of overlapping.
(in yacht racing) the position of two yachts side by side such that the overtaking boat, to pass the other on the opposite side, must fall back, or such that neither can turn toward the other without danger of collision.

overlap

verb

(of two things) to extend or lie partly over (each other)
to cover and extend beyond (something)
intr to coincide partly in time, subject, etc

noun

a part that overlaps or is overlapped
the amount, length, etc, overlapping
the act or fact of overlapping
a place of overlapping
geology the horizontal extension of the upper beds in a series of rock strata beyond the lower beds, usually caused by submergence of the land

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of overlap¹

First recorded in 1685–95; over- + lap ²

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"They intersect in different ways - sometimes overlapping, sometimes not," Sir Sam explained.

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Normani and Thorne nail the performance, spitting the tight, overlapping insults about Too Short’s height, girth and dental hygiene with malicious glee.

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Another group that you deal with extensively in the book — and some of these groups obviously overlap — is the suffragists.

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Lest you think Chelsea Handler, at 50, is slowing down, on Tuesday she releases her third Netflix comedy special, ‘The Feeling,’ which overlaps thematically with her recently published seventh book, ‘I’ll Have What She’s Having.’

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However, for the most part England's wingers looked isolated, mimicking the way Manchester City's wingers have come unstuck this season without overlapping full-backs to draw attention.

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