überdecken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blanket noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
- hood noun A loose covering for the head, often part of a jacket or coat.
- overlap verb To extend over part of something else, partly covering it.
- straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
Senses
überdecken is used for these senses in English:
- blanket (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
- hood (transitive) To cover (something) with a hood.
- overlap To extend over and partly cover something.
- straddle (transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
- superimposition The process, or the result of superimposing.
blanket — full definition
- noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
- noun A covering layer of something, often used figuratively.
- adj Applying generally to every case, without exceptions.
- verb To cover something completely, as if with a blanket.
hood — full definition
- noun A loose covering for the head, often part of a jacket or coat.
- noun The hinged panel covering a car engine (called a "bonnet" in British English).
- noun Informal: a neighbourhood, especially a poor or inner-city one.
- verb To cover something with a hood.