underlap
underlap verb: to be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.
Verb
underlap (third-person singular simple present underlaps, present participle underlapping, simple past and past participle underlapped)
- To be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.
- to move in an underlap
Noun
underlap (plural underlaps)
- A portion of material that is overlapped by another.
- A 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
Forms of underlap
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | underlaps |
| present participle | underlapping |
| past participle | underlapped |
| past | underlapped |
| Noun | |
| plural | underlaps |
Origin of underlap
From under- + lap.
Questions about underlap
- What does underlap mean?
- Underlap means to be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.
- What part of speech is underlap?
- Underlap can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of underlap?
- The past tense of underlap is underlapped.
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