Dictionary

overlap en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/
• ōʹvə-lăp'
• /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/
• ōʹvər-lăp'
• (Southern-England) audio
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Etymology

From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap.

Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive) Something that overlaps or is overlapped.
2. (intransitive, transitive) 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.
3. (intransitive, qualifier:pensions, transitive) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

overlap syndrome

Relateds

co-occurrence · coinstantiation · intersection · coexistence · override · coincidence

Translations (13)

nl overlap (something that overlaps) · bg припокриване (something that overlaps) · eo komunaĵo (something that overlaps) · es traslapo (something that overlaps) · bg застъпване (something that overlaps) · id tumpang tindih (something that overlaps) · el επικάλυψη (something that overlaps) · es solapo (something that overlaps) · ms pertindihan (something that overlaps) · gd tar-iadhadh (something that overlaps) · ru нахлёст (something that overlaps) · fr chevauchement (something that overlaps) · ru перекрытие (something that overlaps)

overlap en · VERB

Pronunciation

• ō'və-lăpʹ
• /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/
• ō'vər-lăpʹ
• /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/
• (Southern-England) audio
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap.

Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive) To extend over and partly cover something.
   • The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To co-occur, to happen at the same time.
3. (intransitive, transitive) To have an area, range, character or function in common.
   • The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges.
   • Memento unfolds over 22 scenes—or, more accurately, 22 strands of time, the main strand (in color) moving backward in increments, and another strand (in black and white) going forward, though the two overlap profoundly. 2012 November 8, Scott Tobias, “Memento’s puzzle structure hides big twists and bigger profundities”, in The AV Club:
4. (intransitive, transitive) Of sets: to have some elements in common.
   • The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians).
5. (intransitive, transitive) To have some similar nucleotide sequences.
6. (intransitive, transitive) An illusion of depth is created when one object partially covers another.

Forms

Deriveds

overlapper · nonoverlapped · overlappable · nonoverlap

Relateds

coexist · coincide · override · intersect · coinstantiate

Synonyms

lap

Translations (61)

pl pokrywać się (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fi limittyä (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · de überlappen (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · nl overlappen (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · es imbricarse (intransitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · cs překrývat se (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · bg припокривам се (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · bg застъпвам (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · es sobreponerse (to have DNA parts in common) · de hinausragen über (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · mi inaki (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fi mennä päällekkäin (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · it sovrapporsi (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fi olla osittain päällekkäin (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · el επικαλύπτομαι ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) · es solaparse (intransitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · el επικαλύπτομαι (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · de überschneiden (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · id bertumpang tindih (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · fi limittää (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fr avoir une intersection commune avec ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) · es traslaparse (intransitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · de überdecken (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · it embricare (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fr se chevaucher (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · ru пересека́ться ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) · es imbricar (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · id bertumpangtindih (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · ca encavallar (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · ro suprapune (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · mk се по́клопи (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · cmn 重叠 (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · de schneiden ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) · pl zachodzić na siebie (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · pt sobrepor-se (to have DNA parts in common) · it sovrapporsi (to have DNA parts in common) · es superponerse (to have DNA parts in common) · lv pārklāties (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · id bertumpang tindih (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · it accavallare (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · de überlagern (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · el επικαλύπτω (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · es traslapar (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · pt sobrepor (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fr se chevaucher (to have DNA parts in common) · ca encavalcar (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · id bertumpangtindih (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · ru пересека́ться (to have an area, range, character or function in common) · eu gainjarri (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · pt cobrir (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · nl bedekken (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fi leikata ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) · es solapar (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · de überlappen (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · es asolapar (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · ru накрыва́ть (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · fr chevaucher (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · ru перекрыва́ть (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · sv överlappa (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something) · nl overlappen ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) · vi chồng chéo (transitive: to extend over and partly cover something)