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Overlap
ˌəʊvəˈlap
Overlap definitions
verb
overlaps
overlapping
overlapped
overlap
- extend over so as to cover partly
"the canopy overlaps the house roof at one end"
- cover part of the same area of interest, responsibility, etc.
"the union's commitments overlapped with those of NATO"
- partly coincide in time
"two new series overlapped"
noun
overlap
overlaps
- a part or amount which overlaps
"an overlap of about half an inch"
- a common area of interest, responsibility, etc.
"there are many overlaps between the approaches"
- a period of time in which two events or activities happen together
"an overlap of shifts"