(transitive) To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
(transitive) To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
(intransitive) To be turned or folded; to liepartly on or over something; to overlap.
(transitive) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
Noun
The act or process of lapping.
That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
(sports) One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool
In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
Verb
(transitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
(intransitive, of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
