Meaning
- (verb) To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- (verb) To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- (verb) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something. “to lap a piece of cloth”
- (verb) To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up “to lap a bandage around a finger”
- (verb) To envelop, enfold “lapped in luxury”
- (verb) To wind around
- (verb) To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another. “One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.”
- (verb) To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- (verb) To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap. “The boats lap; the edges lap.”
- (verb) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- (verb) To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
- (verb) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue. “Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog.”
Letter breakdown
- Lapping contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
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Words starting with LAP
- lap
- lapel
- lapels
- lapidaries
- lapidary
- lapped
- laps
- lapse
- lapsed
- lapses
- lapsing
- laptop
- laptops
- lapwing
- lapwings
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Reader questions
What does Lapping mean?
To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
How many letters are in Lapping?
Lapping has 7 letters.
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