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lapping

The correct spelling is lapping.

How to pronounce lapping

verb

IPA: /ˈlæpɪŋ/

Say it like: Lap-pin-g

The correct spelling is lapping. To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. For example: "to lap a piece of cloth"

Usage Examples

to lap a piece of cloth

to lap a bandage around a finger

lapped in luxury

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
  2. 2.To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
  3. 3.To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
  4. 4.To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
  5. 5.To envelop, enfold

noun

  1. 1.A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
  2. 2.(bowmaking) Lengths of fine wire, silver, gold, silk or whalebone wrapped tightly around the bow stick adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel of the bow.
  3. 3.The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
  4. 4.The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
  5. 5.The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.

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