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lapped

verb

Meaning

  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.
  3. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
  4. To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
  5. To envelop, enfold
  6. To wind around
  7. To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
  8. To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
  9. To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
  10. (of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
  11. Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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