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:

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

to have something in common or come together partly with (another): [~ + object] My work days overlapped his.[no obj]: Our workdays overlapped. n. an act or instance of overlapping:[uncountable] …

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

This is an urgent matter of our national security, uncomfortably overlapping with our politics.

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

Synonyms for OVERLAPPING: intersecting, underlying, superposed, superimposed, conjoining, convergent, overlaying, crisscrossing; Antonyms of OVERLAPPING: nonconcurrent, noncongruent

To obtain another image of the full scope for change, we can use an approach which makes allowances for these overlaps. First and foremost, the method can present overlapping clusters, revealing …