The meaning of OVERLAP is to extend over or past and cover a part of. How to use overlap in a sentence.

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.

overlapping adjective (SAME SPACE) Add to word list covering something partly by going over its edge, or covering part of the same space:

1 day ago · overlap (third-person singular simple present overlaps, present participle overlapping, simple past and past participle overlapped) (transitive, intransitive) To extend over and partly …

Definition of overlap verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

In photography, the amount by which one photograph includes the same area covered by another, customarily expressed as a percentage. The overlap between successive air …

The roof shingles overlap. The petals of the flower overlap. = The flower has overlapping petals.

The chart looks a lot like a tangled family tree, with some rappers' names overlapping between categories.

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