verb
In a moment, the cat had lapped all the cream from the saucer
The water rose till it was lapping at the doorstep
lap up
The dog lapped up every last scrap of food
She lapped up Felix's sob story and invited him in at once
noun
She runs four laps round the track every day for exercise
This lap hides the zip
verb
Lap the fabric so as to cover the seam
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