overlap (noun)
1overlap — Date: 1704 transitive verb 1. to extend over or past and cover a part of 2. to have something in common with intransitive verb 1. to occupy the same area in part 2. to have something in common • overlap noun …
2overlap — (v.) to partially extend over, 1726, OVER (Cf. over) + LAP (Cf. lap) (v.). Related: Overlapped; overlapping. The noun is attested from 1813 …
3overlap — ► VERB (overlapped, overlapping) 1) extend over so as to cover partly. 2) partly coincide. ► NOUN ▪ an overlapping part or amount …
4overlap fault — noun : a reversed fault …
5overlap grip — noun : a grip for holding a golf club in which the little finger of the right hand overlaps the left forefinger …
6overlap — overlaps, overlapping, overlapped (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)læ̱p[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)læp[/t]].) 1) V RECIP ERG If one thing overlaps another, or if you overlap them, a part of the first thing occupies the same area… …
7overlap */ — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈlæp] / US [ˌoʊvərˈlæp] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms overlap : present tense I/you/we/they overlap he/she/it overlaps present participle overlapping past tense overlapped past participle overlapped 1) if two objects… …
8overlap — o|ver|lap1 [ ,ouvər læp ] verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) if two objects overlap, or one overlaps the other, the edge of one fits over the edge of the other: The roof tiles need to overlap a little more. 2. ) if subjects overlap, or one… …
9overlap — 1 verb overlapped, overlapping (I, T) 1 if two or more things overlap, part of one thing covers part of another thing: One of Jilly s front teeth overlaps the other. | The tiles on the roof overlap. 2 if two sets, subjects, ideas etc overlap,… …
10overlap — 1. verb a) To extend over and partly cover something. the mousemat overlapped the edge of the desk b) To have an area, range, character or function in …
