# lapped

Pronunciation: say "LAPT" /læpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of lap. — simple past and past participle of lap
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of lap. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The kitten lapped the cream until the saucer was empty._
   - _Gentle waves lapped at the shore through the night._

## Adjective

2. Trailing the leader by one or more complete laps in a race, having been overtaken a full circuit behind.
   - Simple: One or more whole laps behind the person leading the race.
   - _Blue flags warned the lapped drivers to yield to the faster cars approaching from behind._
   - _By the halfway mark, three slower competitors were already lapped._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lapped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).