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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Overlap
When I looked up the word 'lap' from dictionary.com it says:
'To lie upon and extend beyond a thing'
But something that 'overlaps' something else does not necessarily 'extend beyond it' does it?
'To lie upon and extend beyond a thing'
But something that 'overlaps' something else does not necessarily 'extend beyond it' does it?
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Yes, it extends beyond the edge of the other thing, which is what is meant in the definitions of all. Lap : lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another Overlap : extend over and cover a part of Underlap : to extend partly under.
- Yes, it extends beyond the edge of the other thing, which is what is meant in the definitions of all.
- Lap : lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another Overlap : extend over and cover a part of Underlap : to extend partly under.
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Yes, it extends beyond the edge of the other thing, which is what is meant in the definitions of all.
Lap: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
Overlap: extend over and cover a part of
Underlap: to extend
Lap: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
Overlap: extend over and cover a part of
Underlap: to extend
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