Lapped

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lap \Lap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Lapping}.]
     1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
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              To lap his head on lady's breast.     --Praed.


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     2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
        See 1st {Lap}, 10.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lap
       n 1: the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked
            up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
       2: an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in
          my lap"
       3: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his
          lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap covering}]
       4: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles
          should be at least ten inches" [syn: {overlap}]
       5: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just
          for insurance" [syn: {circle}, {circuit}]
       6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
          [syn: {lick}]
       v 1: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
       2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: {lick}]
       3: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing
          sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The
          curtain swooshed open" [syn: {swish}, {swosh}, {swoosh}]
       4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the
          cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap
          up}, {lick}]
       5: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: {lave},
           {wash}]
       [also: {lapping}, {lapped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lapped
       See {lap}