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:

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.

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

the extent or amount of overlapping The second story of the building has an overlap of ten feet

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

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.

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 clusters, revealing …