Overlap

What do we mean by overlap?

To lie or extend over and cover part of. intransitive verb

To have an area or range in common with. intransitive verb

To lie over and partly cover something. intransitive verb

To correspond in character or function. intransitive verb

To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets. intransitive verb

A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped. noun

An instance of overlapping. noun

To lap or fold over; extend so as to lie or rest upon: as, one slate on a roof overlaps another.

To cause to lap or fold over: as, to overlap slates or shingles on a roof.

The lapping of one thing over another; also, the thing or part which overlaps; specifically, in geology, a disposition of the strata such that newer or more recent members of a formation lap over or are deposited beyond the limits of the older beds. noun

To lay (one thing) over another; to lap. transitive verb

To cover part of. transitive verb

To be arranged so that a part of one object laying over part of another. intransitive verb

To have the ending time of one period or process extend beyond the beginning time of another period or process. intransitive verb

The lapping of one thing over another noun

An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions. noun

To extend over and partly cover something. verb

To have an area, range, character or function in common. verb

Used of sets that have some elements in common. verb

Something that overlaps or is overlapped noun

Something that overlaps or is overlapped

A situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap.

The payment of a spouse's or other dependant's annuity benefits concurrently with the member's benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period.

To occupy the same area or have something in common. It doesn't really have another definition, but fools laugh when they hear the word. Urban Dictionary

When one is in a relationship that both people know is ending and one of the two people starts to look for another relationship. This could be described as cheating but is usually not recognized as such as both people know that the end of the current relationship is emminent. Urban Dictionary

Noun - the occurance of dating two people at one time, when one relationship is ending and anther is beginning. verb - to have two dating relationships that are beginning and ending concurrently. Urban Dictionary

When two people have hooked up with at least one person in common, usually used when the number is a lot more. Urban Dictionary

Typically performed by someone who is not loyal. They will constantly move around looking for the 'next best thing'. If you date an overlapper, you need to constant look over your shoulder. It doesn't matter how much you tell them that you love them, they will immediately and without warning start dating someone else. If they are a coward, they will break up with you and give you a completely different reason for the break up (e.g. they will lie and not admit they are breaking up because they found someone else). If they are particularly selfish, they will deny you had a relationship at all. Urban Dictionary

NOT cheating, technically. When you start dating someone new before you've actually splitsville with your old significant other. Urban Dictionary

An Act of homosexual intercourse. It involving to males in which they both retreat their foreskin and press their glans together. Then, the first male rolls up his foreskin on both of their glands. Finally, the second male rolls his foreskin over the other males one. Urban Dictionary

When you treat yourself to a snack while preparing another Urban Dictionary

An overlapping crush occurs when two people have highly similar characteristics and/or interests, and are liked by, or like, the same person. Also occurs when two people are liked by one person and equally do not reciprocate those feelings. Urban Dictionary

Excuse you give for getting caught having sex with a new love while not having totally severed ties with your former love. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to overlap:
overlap, overlay, overleap, overlip.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word overlap:
blindness, impairment, truncated, overlapping, concurrency, disability, strictly, splits, orbital, categories, les, routing, electrons, atoms, ranges, subspecies, visual, syndrome, disciplines, interchange, differ, molecular, atomic, ends, interstate, genes, intersection, highway, eliminated, physical, boundaries, spectrum, tend, continues, routes, route, disorder, breeding, matrix, exit, occurs, bond, fall, symptoms, distinct, territories, distinction, terminus, regions.

Words that rhyme with overlap:
cap, snap, shap, tap, trap, map, app, sap, gap, wrap, rap, scrap, lap, nap, flap, crap, recap, strap, mishap, zap, slap, clap, bootstrap, pap, chap, asap, handicap, hap, yap, frappe, kidnap, madcap, burlap, jap, stopgap, frap, kneecap, entrap, catnap, wiretap, mousetrap, nappe, hubcap, lapp, ascap, zapp, knapp, flytrap, skycap, booby trap, liberty cap, unwrap, saran wrap, backslap, spinal tap, sand trap, napp, water tap, trapp, rapp, sketch map, tapp, yapp, wind gap, dapp, nsdap, plastic wrap, schappe, mapp, cold snap, bubble wrap, giap, trappe, kapp, capp, chin strap, papp, peaked cap, cumberland gap, sapp, stocking cap, gift wrap, death cap, spark gap, stapp, frapp, cervical cap, tent flap, clapp, cradle cap, dimetapp, speed trap, shrap, flat cap, root cap, weather map, relief map, watch cap, toboggan cap, take a crap.

Adjectives that are often used to describe overlap:
considerable, little, significant, much, substantial, large, partial, small, extensive, complete, vertical, slight, temporal, greater, spatial, possible, sufficient, less, minimal, strong, horizontal, functional, potential, conceptual, orbital, maximum, clinical, obvious, semantic, wide, minimum, apparent, spectral, clear, broad, genetic, inevitable, differential, excessive, dietary, greatest, diagnostic, limited, inch, frequent, perfect, appreciable, unnecessary, tremendous, lateral, enough, phenotypic, binocular, jurisdictional, mutual, structural, content, peak, geographical, gestural, occasional, maximal, dimensional, unavoidable, geographic, enormous, striking.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective overlap:
integral, syndrome, period, syndromes, angle, time, areas, integrals, condition, regions, method, joints, factor, region, effect, increases, area, results, zones, effects, joint, point, populations, model, problem, function, test, charge, technique, layer, capacitance, onset, case, length, figure, features, repulsion, measure, measures, domain, strokes, zone, pattern, matrices, pieces, slices, index, approximation, principle, interval, situation, seams, ends, density, term, population, extension, constraint, graph, criterion, rules, cut, recombination, management, profits, mode, fermions, assemblage, shadow, detection, processing, option, matrix, strength, considerations, run, margin, junction.

Consonant match to overlap:
overleap, overlip, overloop.

Words that sound like overlap:
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