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Definition lap in American English

lap verb

verb
/læp/
1

if an animal laps water, it drinks it gently with its tongue

Synonyms and related words
beach bite bite
2

to pass someone else who is competing in a race when you are ahead of them by a whole lap

Synonyms and related words
ahead a poor second baton
3

if water laps something or laps against something, it moves against it gently with a soft sound

Example

The waves lapped gently against the rocks.

Example

the sound of the sea lapping the shore

Synonyms and related words
break burst cast up
Definition lap in American English