"underlap" meaning in All languages combined

See underlap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underlap.wav [US] Forms: underlaps [plural]
Etymology: From under- + lap. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|lap}} under- + lap Head templates: {{en-noun}} underlap (plural underlaps)
  1. A portion of material that is overlapped by another.
    Sense id: en-underlap-en-noun-AvShrEMp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 19 27 25 29
  2. (sports) A player's position or movement inside and forward of an attacking team-mate (contrasted with an overlap, which is outside and forward)
    Sense id: en-underlap-en-noun-N3F-6JhN Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 35 21 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 19 27 25 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 34 27 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 34 24 21 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underlap.wav [US] Forms: underlaps [present, singular, third-person], underlapping [participle, present], underlapped [participle, past], underlapped [past]
Etymology: From under- + lap. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|lap}} under- + lap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} underlap (third-person singular simple present underlaps, present participle underlapping, simple past and past participle underlapped)
  1. (transitive) To be overlapped by; to protrude underneath. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underlap-en-verb-RpYXimwv Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 19 27 25 29
  2. (sports) to move in an underlap
    Sense id: en-underlap-en-verb-oFIUD0LM Categories (other): Sports, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 19 27 25 29 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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