Overlapping

What do we mean by overlapping?

To extend over and partly cover something.

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

Of sets: to have some elements in common.

To have some similar nucleotide sequences.

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

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

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 overlapping:
overlapping, overlashing, overlaying, overleaping, overdamping, overtopping, overhipping, overlading, overlanding.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word overlapping:
moir, dermal, petals, overlap, triangles, cones, hairy, scales, circles, rim, ranges, ribbon, generations, ridges, crater, rows, genes, edges, stripes, layers, marginal, intervals, silk, plates, teeth, responsibilities, shapes, horizontal, segments, differ, regions, sequence, claims, territorial, dialogue, dynamic, flowers, coverage, dna, concepts, pairs, routes, categories, distinct, images, jurisdiction, gene, functions, boundaries, territories.

Words that rhyme with overlapping:
mapping, tapping, strapping, trapping, scrapping, lapping, snapping, wrapping, capping, flapping, frapping, kidnapping, napping, rapping, dapping, clapping, gapping, sapping, slapping, wiretapping, craping, yapping, zapping, chapping, knapping, handicapping, recapping, happing, backslapping, crapping, kidnaping, hand clapping, unwrapping, gift wrapping, table rapping, spirit rapping, chromosome mapping, table tapping, cap hung, map hung, strap hung.

Adjectives that are often used to describe overlapping:
considerable, much, such, little, partial, slight, extensive, certain, complete, frequent, significant, possible, unnecessary, constant, multiple, inevitable, less, substantial, wasteful, occasional, complex, similar, mutual, serious, excessive, nuclear, wide, continuous, apparent, non, unavoidable, maximum, functional, phonemic, actual, consequent, numerous, marked, temporal, obvious, appreciable, vertical, minimal, sufficient, spatial, undue, definite, broad, semantic, necessary, confusing, horizontal, enormous, accidental, needless, complicated, minimum, undesirable, tremendous, distinct, least, intentional, territorial, characteristic, curious, progressive, gradual, continual, antigenic, geographical, conscious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective overlapping:
consensus, generations, model, categories, phases, functions, sets, scales, parts, nature, ends, stages, pattern, memberships, plates, claims, bands, fields, features, layers, membership, areas, lines, periods, activities, patterns, set, interests, segments, regions, portions, groups, period, intervals, systems, ranges, series, structure, roles, images, elements, networks, distributions, fashion, sequence, objects, area, processes, edge, windows, leaves, fragments, sections, blocks, structures, jurisdiction, levels, pieces, components, manner, grip, photographs, region, relationships, responsibilities, themes, method, concerns, sequences, classes, triangles, worlds, meanings, channels, concepts, issues, arrangement, code, characteristics, technique, dimensions, units, boundaries, distribution, signals, clusters, points, circles, figures, aspects, squares, relationship.

Words that sound like overlapping:
overlapping, overlying, oversleeping, overlaying, overlap, overlapped, overlaps, overflowing, overlooking, overloading, overplaying, overhanging, overlong, overflying, overleap, overspill, overheating, overeating, overhang, overseeing, overshadowing, overing, overstepping, overline, overpaying, overlain, overshooting.