0 to cover something partly by going over its edge; to cover part of the same space: --
1 the amount by which two things or activities cover the same area: --
There are some overlaps between the products of the two companies.
The roof tiles will need an overlap of several centimetres.
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: --
4 to have some parts or features that are the same: --
Their core businesses do not overlap much.
In such a situation, we can expect more than one - possibly overlapping - value system operating at the same time.
Eight building phases on a single farmyard are exceptional, but three or four overlapping ground plans are quite common.
Numerous archaeologists and anthropologists have queried and explored the differences and overlaps between 'foraging' and 'farming' societies - including many important contributions by the present commentators.
After setting the design in its historical context (and here their contribution overlaps with that of others) they go on to justify its importance.
There is no overlapping between the two effects.
The largest clone overlapping all positive hits was sheared and subcloned into 3-kb plasmids, and sequenced using methods described in.
Confusion and overlapping responsibilities were the norm, allowing greater latitude for the dominance of the privileged elites.
Moreover, it must have been carved from a drawing, as indicated by the precision of overlapping detail.
