Main Entry: ²lap

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): lapped; lap·ping

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to fold over or around something : wind b : to envelop entirely : swathe
2 : to fold over especially into layers
3 : to hold protectively in or as if in the lap : cuddle
4 a : to place over and cover a part of : overlap <lap shingles on a roof> b : to join (as two boards) by a lap joint
5 a : to dress, smooth, or polish (as a metal surface) to a high degree of refinement or accuracy b : to shape or fit by working two surfaces together with or without abrasives until a very close fit is produced
6 a : to overtake and thereby lead or increase the lead over (another contestant) by a full circuit of a racecourse b : to complete the circuit of (a racecourse)intransitive verb 1 : fold, wind
2 a : to project beyond or spread over something b : to lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another : overlap
3 : to traverse a course

— lap·per noun