"lapping" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlæpɪŋ/ Forms: lappings [plural]
Rhymes: -æpɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lapping}} Middle English lapping, {{af|en|lap|-ing}} lap + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lapping (countable and uncountable, plural lappings)
  1. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-noun-XHmdBUnk
  2. The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-noun-DbWJSXX3
  3. The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-noun-2zy1--GU
  4. (accounting) A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-noun-i5YQ4~2A Topics: accounting, business, finance
  5. (firearms) The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-noun-P9~qM1zN Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  6. (lutherie) Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Lutherie Synonyms: winding Translations (winding of a bow): garniture [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-noun-W-WYnJHf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 6 2 17 16 34 10 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 13 9 5 14 13 24 19 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 5 5 13 11 43 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 5 3 19 14 40 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 3 3 19 13 38 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 5 4 14 12 39 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 6 5 13 11 37 12 2 Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, lutherie Disambiguation of 'winding of a bow': 4 4 3 4 11 67 9
  7. The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (gentle, rhythmic sound of water): plaŭdado (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-noun-D5~h-YU1 Disambiguation of 'gentle, rhythmic sound of water': 2 3 2 3 4 6 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: self-lapping
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈlæpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -æpɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lappinge}} Middle English lappinge, {{af|en|lap|-ing}} lap + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lapping
  1. present participle and gerund of lap Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lap Derived forms: lapping engine, lapping machine
    Sense id: en-lapping-en-verb-4usqF4bR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "crafts",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "lutherie"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæpɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "winding of a bow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "garniture"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "gentle, rhythmic sound of water",
      "word": "plaŭdado"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Lapping_(disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "lapping"
}

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