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.

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

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

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

ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/ v., -lapped, -lap•ping, n. v. to stretch over and cover a part of (something else): [~ + object] Each piece of tile overlaps the next one. [no object] The pieces of tile overlap.

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 …

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

Overlapping describes situations where two or more things share common areas or are situated on top of one another. This can occur in various contexts, such as in diagrams, schedules, or …