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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond
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as in to overlap
to lie over parts of one another
the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss
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Recent Examples of lap
Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Some of the bigger names in the sport went out with 15 laps to go.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Both easily lapped their Republican primary opponents in fund-raising and trumpeted Mr. Trump’s endorsement, which deterred bigger names from entering the races.
—Kellen Browning, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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The two kept their relationship largely under wraps until earlier this month, when Haack went Instagram official, hard-launching their romance — and publicly moved on from her third husband, Josh Hall — with a photo of herself sitting on her new man's lap on a private jet.
—Verb
In the absence of a new film by John Carney, who has the template nailed down by now, audiences at Sundance lapped it up.
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“Lap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lap. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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