underlap

American  

[uhn-der-lap] / ˌʌn dərˈlæp /

verb (used with object)

underlapped, underlapping

1. to extend partly under.

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Etymology

Origin of underlap

First recorded in 1865–70; under- + lap ²

Example Sentences

Alternatively, when wingers take a wider position, both full-backs have the ability to underlap the wingers, getting into dangerous areas centrally.

From BBC

The ball threatens to break to Justin, haring in from behind on the underlap, but Silva is on hand to intercept and knock clear.

From The Guardian

Many — not all — builders and laborers are using wide flashing tapes that overlap, not underlap, the materials above them.

From Washington Post

The visitors were slow to react to the danger when De Bruyne went forward with the ball, biding his time until Kyle Walker came steaming up on what might have to be termed the underlap, getting ahead of De Bruyne by cutting inside Kevin Wimmer.

From The Guardian

Underlap, un-dėr-lap′, v.t. to be folded under, to extend beneath the edge of.

From Project Gutenberg