overlap (verb)

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• overlap — ► VERB (overlapped, overlapping) 1) extend over so as to cover partly. 2) partly coincide. ► NOUN ▪ an overlapping part or amount …   English terms dictionary

• overlap — verb ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ partially, partly, slightly, to some extent ▪ Put the two pieces of paper together so that they overlap slightly. ▪ The two categories …   Collocations dictionary

• overlap — I verb adjoin, cover, encroach, exceed, extend beyond, go beyond, imbricate, imminere, impendere, impinge, infringe, invade, lap over, lie over, make contact, overgrow, overhang, overlay, overlie, override, overrun, overspread, project, protrude …   Law dictionary

• overlap — verb (overlapped, overlapping) –verb (t) /oʊvəˈlæp / (say ohvuh lap) 1. to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of. 2. to cover and extend beyond (something else). 3. to coincide in part with; correspond partly… …  

• overlap — verb (overlaps, overlapping, overlapped) extend over (something) so as to cover partly. ↘partly coincide in time. noun an overlapping part or amount. ↘an instance of overlapping …   English new terms dictionary

• overlap */ — 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… …   English dictionary

• overlap — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• overlap — 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,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• overlap — 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… …   English dictionary

• overlap — 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 …   Wiktionary

• overlap — [ˌəʊvəˈlæp] verb [I/T] 1) if two objects overlap, or if one overlaps the other, part of one object covers part of the other 2) if subjects, activities, or ideas overlap, they are partly the same as each other overlap [ˈəʊvəˌlæp] noun [C/U]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English