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| o·ver·lap [ vər láp ] |
verb (past and past participle o·ver·lapped, present participle o·ver·lap·ping, 3rd person present singular o·ver·laps) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb place or be placed over: to position things in such a way that the edge of one thing is on top of and extending past the edge of another, or be positioned in this way
  The roofers overlapped the shingles.
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2. transitive verb extend beyond something: to cover something such as a boundary or edge, and extend beyond it
The tablecloth overlapped the table by several inches.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb coincide: to coincide or correspond in part with something in time, function, or purpose, or make something coincide or correspond with something else
Her area of responsibility to some extent overlaps mine.
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noun (plural o·ver·laps) |
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1. partial overlay: an edge that partly covers or is covered by something else
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2. extent of overlap: the amount by which something overlaps something else
an overlap of six inches
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3. partial coincidence: a partial coincidence or correspondence of two things in time, function, or purpose
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4. geology younger sedimentary rock over older layer: a younger layer of sedimentary rock that extends over an older layer and conceals it completely
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| [Early 18th century. <lap2] |
