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lap

Main Entry: ¹lap

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): lapped, lapping

Language: English

transitive verb

1 fold : plegar, doblar
2 wrap : envolver
3 : lamer, besar <waves were lapping the shore : las olas lamían la orilla>
4 to lap up : beber a lengüetadas (como un gato)

intransitive verb

overlap : traslaparse

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