lapping

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
  2. verb lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
  3. verb pass the tongue over

Etymology

From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

imbrication, overlapping

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