OVERLAP


Meaning of OVERLAP in English

v. & n.

--v. (-lapped, -lapping)

1. tr. (of part of an object) partly cover (another object).

2 tr. cover and extend beyond.

3 intr. (of two things) partly coincide; not be completely separate (where psychology and philosophy overlap).

--n.

1. an instance of overlapping.

2 the amount of this.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.