name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
lapper
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
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noun
Meaning 3
Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
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Usage: in-compounds
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noun
Meaning 4
A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- June 2006, RoadRacingWorld.com - Stanton Tops Formula Pacific Podium In Fourth Round Of AFM Racing At Thunderhill After he tangled with the lapper I thought, ‘Man, that sucks’,” Dorsey explained. “Then I realized I was in the lead! I was going to just cruise home.
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noun
Meaning 5
One who wraps or folds.
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noun
Meaning 6
A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.
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noun
Meaning 7
A headsail that overlaps the mast.
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Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
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verb
Meaning 8
To make a gentle splashing sound, as the sound of flowing water.
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History
Etymology
From lap + -er.