overlap — o|ver|lap1 [ˌəuvəˈlæp US ˌouvər ] v past tense and past participle overlapped present participle overlapping [I and T] 1.) if two or more things overlap, part of one thing covers part of another thing ▪ One of Jilly s front teeth overlaps the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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