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 in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There is not a single, simple explanation for this abject failure, but a series of overlapping factors.

Eight building phases on a single farmyard are exceptional, but three or four overlapping ground plans are quite common.

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, noncongruent