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o⋅ver⋅lap

  [v. oh-ver-lap; n. oh-ver-lap] verb, -lapped, -lap⋅ping, noun
Use overlap in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
2. to cover and extend beyond (something else): The ends of cloth overlap the table.
3. to coincide in part with; have in common with: two lives that overlapped each other.
–verb (used without object)
4. to lap over: two sales territories that overlap; fields of knowledge that overlap.
–noun
5. an act or instance of overlapping.
6. the extent or amount of overlapping: The second story of the building has an overlap of ten feet.
7. an overlapping part.
8. the place of overlapping.
9. (in yacht racing) the position of two yachts side by side such that the overtaking boat, to pass the other on the opposite side, must fall back, or such that neither can turn toward the other without danger of collision.
Origin:
1685–95; over- + lap 2
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o·ver·lap   (ō'vər-lāp')   
v.   o·ver·lapped, o·ver·lap·ping, o·ver·laps

v.   tr.

  1. To lie or extend over and cover part of.

  2. To have an area or range in common with.

v.   intr.

  1. To lie over and partly cover something.

  2. To correspond in character or function: Their duties overlap.

  3. Mathematics To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.

n.   (ō'vər-lāp')

  1. A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped.

  2. An instance of overlapping.

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Word Origin & History

overlap  (v.)
"to partially extend over," 1726, over + lap (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1813.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

overlap o·ver·lap (ō'vər-lāp')
n.

  1. A part or portion of a structure that extends or projects over another.

  2. The suturing of one layer of tissue above or under another layer to provide additional strength, often used in dental surgery.

v. o·ver·lapped, o·ver·lap·ping, o·ver·laps (ō'vər-lāp')

  1. To lie over and partly cover something.

  2. To perform a surgical overlap.

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