lapped
verb
- 1
To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- 2
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
verb
- 1
To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
“to lap a piece of cloth”
- 2
To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
“to lap a bandage around a finger”
- 3
To envelop, enfold
“lapped in luxury”
- 4
To wind around
- 5
To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
“One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.”
- 6
To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- 7
To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
“The boats lap; the edges lap.”
- 8
To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- 9
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
verb
- 1
To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
“Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog.”
- 2
(of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
adjective
- 1
Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.
“He had to pass the lapped cars on the racetrack.”
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