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