Meanings
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1
verb
To partly cover the same area, time, or subject as something else.
My holiday overlaps with hers by two days.
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2
verb
To extend over and partly cover something.
The roof tiles overlap to keep out the rain.
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3
noun
An area or amount that two or more things share in common.
There was a lot of overlap between the two reports.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
noun
· an area or amount that two...
intersection
Word family
Forms
overlappedoverlappingoverlaps
Derived forms
nonoverlapnonoverlappedoverlappableoverlapper
Related forms
co-occurrencecoexistcoexistencecoincidecoincidencecoinstantiatecoinstantiationintersectintersectionoverride
Etymology
From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap.