covering something partly by going over its edge, or covering part of the same space: The overlapping slates of the roofs in the mountain village resembled fish scales. Fewer examples She made place mats by gluing overlapping maple leaves to a base. Line the dish with pastry with overlapping edges.

Some of your duties overlap his. The roof shingles overlap each other. Baseball season overlaps football season in September. Once the moon is no longer overlapping with the sun, the eclipse is over.

The roof shingles overlap each other. Baseball season overlaps football season in September. Some of your duties overlap his.

Check out some of these examples if you’re struggling to wrap your head around it: I think this cushion overlaps the design of the covers too much, so I don’t want it here. The rug overlaps too much of the floor, which is why it’s always so warm in this room. I’m sorry, but your holiday overlaps the days that you are not allowed to book off.