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- [lap]
- /læp/
- /læp/
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- [lap]
- /læp/
Definitions of lapped word
- verb with object lapped (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline. 1
- verb with object lapped to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in: to lap water from a bowl. 1
- verb without object lapped to wash or move in small waves with a light, slapping or splashing sound: The water lapped gently against the mooring. 1
- verb without object lapped to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid. 1
- noun lapped the act of lapping liquid. 1
- noun lapped the lapping of water against something. 1
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Origin of lapped
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English lappen to fold, wrap; cognate with Dutch lappen to patch, mend; akin to lap1
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Parts of speech for Lapped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lapped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lapped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lapped
noun lapped
- circuited — Simple past tense and past participle of circuit.
- rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- toured — a traveling around from place to place.
- circled — Simple past tense and past participle of circle.
- orbited — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Antonyms for lapped
verb lapped
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- uncovered — having no cover or covering.
- unwrapped — to remove or open the wrapping of.
See also
Matching words
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