Overlap | Mean of overlap in English Dictionary

/ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/

• Verb
• to lie over the edge of (something)
1. The roof shingles overlap each other.
2. The roof shingles overlap.
3. The petals of the flower overlap. = The flower has overlapping petals.
• to happen at the same time as something else
1. Baseball season overlaps with football season in September.
2. Baseball season overlaps football season in September.
• to have parts that are the same as parts of something else
1. Some of their duties overlap. = They have/share overlapping duties.
2. Some of the material in the course overlaps with what I was taught in another course.
3. Some of your duties overlap his.