Betydelse av overlap på svenska

• 0 to cover something partly by going over its edge; to cover part of the same space:

  • The fence is made of panels that overlap (each other).

  • My musical tastes don't overlap with my brother's at all.

• 1 the amount by which two things or activities cover the same area:

  • The roof tiles will need an overlap of several centimetres.

  • There are some overlaps between the products of the two companies.

• 2 in football, a movement in which a player passes the ball to another member of their team and then runs beyond that player so that they are ready to receive the ball again

• 3 to partly cover something with a layer of something else:

  • [ I ] The edges of the wallpaper should overlap slightly.

• 4 to have some parts or features that are the same:

  • Their core businesses do not overlap much.