n.
Function: noun
Date: 1800
1 a : the amount by which one object overlaps or projects beyond another b : the part of an object that overlaps another
2 : a smoothing and polishing tool usually consisting of a piece of wood, leather, felt, or soft metal in a special shape used with or without an embedded abrasive
3 : a doubling or layering of a flexible substance (as fibers or paper)
4 a : the act or an instance of traversing a course (as a racing track or swimming pool) also : the distance covered b : one segment of a larger unit (as a journey) c : one complete turn (as of a rope around a drum)