The meaning of OVERLAP is to extend over or past and cover a part of. How to use overlap in a sentence.

OVERLAPPING definition: 1. covering something partly by going over its edge, or covering part of the same space: 2. having…. Learn more.

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

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

Arrange the tomato slices in spiralling rings over the tapenade, overlapping them slightly.

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.

Definition of overlap verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Synonyms for OVERLAPPING: overlying, lapping, overlaying, shingling, overspreading, intersecting, underlying, superposed; Antonyms of OVERLAPPING: nonconcurrent, …

Eight building phases on a single farmyard are exceptional, but three or four overlapping ground plans are quite common.

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