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

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.

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

If one thing overlaps another, or if you overlap them, a part of the first thing occupies the same area as a part of the other thing. You can also say that two things overlap.

OVERLAP meaning: 1 : to lie over the edge of (something) to cover part of the edge of (something); 2 : to happen at the same time as something else often + with

Definition of overlap verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] overlap (something) if one thing overlaps another, or the two things overlap, part of one thing covers part of …

OVERLAP meaning: 1. to cover something partly by going over its edge; to cover part of the same space: 2. If two or…. Learn more.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English o‧ver‧lap1 /ˌəʊvəˈlæp $ ˌoʊvər-/ AWL verb (overlapped, overlapping) [intransitive, transitive] 1 if two or more things overlap, part of one thing …

1. A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped. 2. An instance of overlapping.