overlap

 

verb

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈlap/
(overlaps, overlapping, overlapped) [with object]
  • extend over so as to cover partly: the canopy overlaps the house roof at one end [no object]: the curtains overlap at the centre when closed
  • [no object] cover part of the same area of interest, responsibility, etc.: the union’s commitments overlapped with those of NATO
  • [no object] partly coincide in time: two new series overlapped

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəlap/
  • a part or amount which overlaps: an overlap of about half an inch
  • a common area of interest, responsibility, etc.: there are many overlaps between the approaches [mass noun]: there is some overlap in requirements
  • a period of time in which two events or activities happen together: an overlap of shifts