1
[ verb ] coincide partially or wholly

Examples

"Our vacations overlap"

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

As these maladies overlap , so must the cure .

Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for_example , duration sometimes figures in both the vowel_system and the intonation .

Related terms

coincide share

2
[ verb ] extend over and cover a part of

Examples

"The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

As these maladies overlap , so must the cure .

Related terms

cover concur imbricate lap

3
[ verb ] extend over and cover a part of

Examples

"The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

Used in print

(Mary Savage, Just for Tonight....)

The trees were crowded so closely together that their branches overlapped , virtually shutting_out the sun completely .

Related terms

cover

4
[ noun ] the property of partial coincidence in time

Related terms

concurrence

5
[ noun ] a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

Examples

"there was no overlap between their proposals"

6
[ verb ] have something in common

Related terms

match share

7
[ noun ] a flap that lies over another part

Synonyms

lap

Examples

"the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

Related terms

flap hem cuff lapel lappet

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