Definition of Overlap
Verb: overlap (overlapped,overlapping) 'ow-vu(r),lap
- Coincide partially or wholly
"Our vacations overlap"
- Extend over and cover a part of
"The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"
- A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
"there was no overlap between their proposals";
- convergence, intersection
- The property of partial coincidence in time
- A flap that lies over another part
"the overlap of the shingles should be at least ten inches";
- lap
See also:
overlands
overlapped
Anagrams containing the word overlap