underlap

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verb

To be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.

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Meanings

verbunderlap (third-person singular simple present underlaps, present participle underlapping, simple past and past participle underlapped)

present singular third person underlaps · participle present underlapping · participle past underlapped · past underlapped

  1. transitiveTo be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.
  2. hobbiesto move in an underlap
noununderlap (plural underlaps)

plural underlaps

  1. A portion of material that is overlapped by another.
  2. hobbiesA player's position or movement inside and forward of an attacking team-mate (contrasted with an overlap, which is outside and forward)

    Lewis-Skelly stepping into midfield, or occasionally going on the underlap while Rashford stayed high and wide.

    2025 March 22, Jonathan Liew, “Lewis-Skelly gamble pays off for Tuchel as he balances impatience and reality”, in The Guardian, London

Origin

From under- + lap.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

underlap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlap

MLA

“underlap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underlap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlap.

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