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overlap

/ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/

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What does overlap mean?

verb

  1. To extend over and partly cover something.
  2. To co-occur, to happen at the same time.
  3. To have an area, range, character or function in common.
More meanings (6)

verb

  1. Of sets: to have some elements in common.
  2. To have some similar nucleotide sequences.
  3. An illusion of depth is created when one object partially covers another.

noun

  1. Something that overlaps or is overlapped.
  2. a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap.
  3. The payment of a spouse's or other dependant's annuity benefits concurrently with the member's benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/

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In this way the spheres of Dutch and of British influence have been made to overlap in these central highlands.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307
During the act of birth the edges are brought into contact or even overlap, materially reducing the size of the head.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
More book examples (3)
At the crotch or junction, these flukes slightly overlap, then sideways recede from each other like wings, leaving a wide vacancy between.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
Obviously if the stars had been assumed to be ellipsoids they would have been found to overlap, as was the case for RR Centauri.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
This overlap is sewn and taped on to the envelope and forms a seam as strong and gastight as any other portion of the envelope.
George WhaleBritish Airships, Past, Present, and FutureProject Gutenberg ebook #762