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overlap

overlap


o·ver·lap  (vr-lp)
v. o·ver·lapped, o·ver·lap·ping, o·ver·laps
v.tr.
1. To lie or extend over and cover part of.
2. To have an area or range in common with.
v.intr.
1. To lie over and partly cover something.
2. To correspond in character or function: Their duties overlap.
3. Mathematics To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.
n. (vr-lp)
1. A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped.
2. An instance of overlapping.


overlap  /ovrlp/  v. -lapped, -lapping, -laps 1 [I;T] to have a part of one object over another, to cover s.t. partly: His sweater overlaps the top of his pants. 2 [I] fig.to have s.t. in common, (syn.) to coincide: Our visits overlapped by a few days. overlap

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