OVERLAPPING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
   Synonym(s)
   • imbrication (what does imbrication mean?)
   • lapping (what does lapping mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) overlapping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • covering (what does covering mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overlap (what does overlap mean?)
   • imbricate (what does imbricate mean?)
   • imbricate (what does imbricate mean?)

OVERLAPPING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • laid overlapping (not flush)
   Synonym(s)
   • lap-jointed (what does lap-jointed mean?)
   • lap-strake (what does lap-strake mean?)
   • lap-straked (what does lap-straked mean?)
   • lap-streak (what does lap-streak mean?)
   • lap-streaked (what does lap-streaked mean?)
   Similar To
   • clinker-built (what does clinker-built mean?)
   • clincher-built (what does clincher-built mean?)
2. Meaning
   • related by having something in common with or coinciding with
   Usage Example(s)
   • having overlapping duties
   • found unexpected overlapping areas of interest
   Similar To
   • related (what does related mean?)
   • related to (what does related to mean?)