Definition of overlaps:
(v) :
To extend over and partly cover something.
(v) :
To co-occur, to happen at the same time.
(v) :
To have an area, range, character or function in common.
(n) :
Something that overlaps or is overlapped.
(v) :
(mathematics) Of sets: to have some elements in common.
(v) :
(genetics) To have some similar nucleotide sequences.