lapped
Because it is a word with a single syllable, lapped is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions oflapped
- To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
Example: "to lap a piece of cloth"
- To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
Example: "to lap a bandage around a finger"
- To envelop, enfold
Example: "lapped in luxury"
- To wind around
- To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
Example: "One laps roof tiles so that water can run off."
- To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
Example: "The boats lap; the edges lap."
- 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.
- To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
Example: "Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog."
- (of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
- Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.
Example: "He had to pass the lapped cars on the racetrack."
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