The meaning of OVERLAP is to extend over or past and cover a part of. How to use overlap in a sentence.

overlapping adjective (SAME SPACE) Add to word list covering something partly by going over its edge, or covering part of the same space:

If you have two pieces of something, and one is covering a part of another, then they're overlapping.

Overlap definition: to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.. See examples of OVERLAP used in a sentence.

ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/ v., -lapped, -lap•ping, n. v. to stretch over and cover a part of (something else): [~ + object] Each piece of tile overlaps the next one. [no object] The pieces of tile overlap.

Definition of overlap verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] overlap (something) if one thing overlaps another, or the two things overlap, part of one thing …

1. A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped. 2. An instance of overlapping.

Synonyms for OVERLAPPING: intersecting, underlying, superposed, superimposed, conjoining, convergent, overlaying, crisscrossing; Antonyms of OVERLAPPING: nonconcurrent, …

The roof shingles overlap. The petals of the flower overlap. = The flower has overlapping petals.

To obtain another image of the full scope for change, we can use an approach which makes allowances for these overlaps. First and foremost, the method can present overlapping …