The meaning of LAP is a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment.

It's an image that's now been seen around the world: a little boy lying facedown and lifeless on a beach, his head being lapped by the waves. From TIME They lapped it up, and smacked their …

To place or lay (something) so as to overlap another: lapped the roof tiles so that water would run off. b. To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall.

Some took the road of opposition to the system, many millions lapped up the values of the boom, most were affected in some way by both 'world-views'.

Her fellow holidaymakers lapped up the glorious view. 21 senses: → see lap1, lap2 1. one circuit of a racecourse or track 2. a stage or part of a journey, race, etc 3. a. an.... Click for more definitions.

LAPPED definition: one circuit of a racecourse or track | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Past tense of to lap. Being one or more laps behind in a race. She lapped once with the tip of her tongue, tasting both the metallic, spicy blood and her tears. I didn't get really lucky with lapped riders. To make matters worse, Johansson was called in for a stop-and-go penalty by IMSA officials for passing lapped traffic before the green flag.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective lapped. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Synonyms for LAPPED: washed, bathed, splashed, rippled, laved, bubbled, lipped, gurgled; Antonyms of LAPPED: rolled, poured, run, ran, streamed, exposed, stripped, bared

2024年9月27日 · lapped (not comparable) Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.