"overlap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/ [UK], /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/ [US] Forms: overlap [singular], overlaps [plural]
enPR: ōʹvə-lăp' [UK], ōʹvər-lăp' [US] Etymology: over- + lap Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|lap}} over- + lap Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of overlapping. The amount that two things overlap on each other.
    Sense id: simple-overlap-en-noun-LfWV~Vcc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ [UK], /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/ [US] Forms: overlap [canonical], overlaps [third-person, singular], overlapped [past], overlapped [past, participle], overlapping [present, participle]
enPR: ō'və-lăpʹ [UK], ō'vər-lăpʹ [US] Etymology: over- + lap Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|lap}} over- + lap Head templates: {{verb|overlap|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something overlaps on another thing if part of it is on top of, or at the same time as, the other thing.
    Sense id: simple-overlap-en-verb-fKEqXpf0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-
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