overlap

1. (verb) concur partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
Related Words: coincide, concur

2. (verb) coincide partially
Related Words: coincide, cooccur

3. (verb) extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"
Related Words: cover, extend

4. (verb) have something in common
Related Words: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, share, tally

5. (noun) the property of partial coincidence in time
Related Words: co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence, conjunction

6. (noun) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
Synonyms: convergence, intersection
Related Words: crossroads, interface, internal representation, mental representation, representation

7. (noun) a part that lies over another part
Synonyms: lap
Related Words: cuff, flap, hem, lapel, lappet, turnup



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