overlap
To extend over and partly cover something.
Example
“The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk.”
Other meanings
To co-occur, to happen at the same time.
To have an area, range, character or function in common.
“The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges.”
Related words
- nonoverlap
- overlappable
- overlapper
- nonoverlapped
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “overlap” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.