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The Meaning of overlap

  • (v. t. & i.) To lap over; to lap.
  • (n.) The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
  • (n.) An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.

Synonyms

convergence , intersection , lap

Rhymes

app , backslap , bootstrap , burlap , cap , capp , catnap , chap , chapp , clap , clapp , crap , dapp , entrap , flap , flytrap , frap , gap , giap , handicap , hap , happ , happe , hubcap , jap , kapp , kidnap , klapp , knapp , kneecap , krapp , lap , lapp , lappe , madcap , map , mishap , mousetrap , nap , napp , nappe , pap , papp , rap , rapp , rappe , recap , sap , sapp , schapp , schappe , schnapp , scrap , shapp , skycap , slap , snap , snapp , stapp , stopgap , strap , tap , tapp , tappe , trap , unwrap , wiretap , wrap , yap , yapp , zap , zapp