How Do You Spell LAPPED?

Pronunciation: [lˈapt] (IPA)

The verb lapped, meaning to lick or drink with the tongue, is spelled with two p's, but pronounced as if it only has one. In IPA phonetic transcription, it is spelled /læpt/. The double p indicates that the word is spelled with a repeated consonant, following the rule of doubling the final consonant when adding a suffix to a short vowel word. However, the final consonant is not pronounced twice, as the word is only one syllable with a short vowel sound.

LAPPED Meaning and Definition

1. "Lapped" is a verb that can have multiple definitions depending on the context. The first meaning of "lapped" is the past tense and past participle of the verb "lap." To "lap" means to fold or wrap something over itself or around another object, typically in a circular or overlapping manner. It can refer to the action of folding material, such as fabric or paper, over itself to create a neat edge or seam, as in the case of a hem on a skirt or a folded newspaper.

   In another sense, "lapped" can describe the action of licking or sipping something up with the tongue. For example, animals may lap up water from a bowl or lick milk from a saucer. This definition relates to the sound produced by the tongue rapidly touching a surface repeatedly to consume a liquid.

   In a racing context, particularly in motorsport, "lapped" refers to a situation when one competitor is passed by another who is faster. When a driver is lapped, it means they have fallen behind the leading participants and have been overtaken by at least one full lap. The faster driver has completed a full circuit around the track while the slower driver has not reached that point yet.

   Overall, depending on the context, "lapped" can refer to the action of folding or overlapping, licking or sipping up, or being passed by a faster competitor in a race.

Top Common Misspellings for LAPPED *

• laped 100%

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Other Common Misspellings for LAPPED

• maped
• heapped
• lepted
• happied
• warpped
• appied
• flaped
• appead
• wapped
• kepped
• leeped
• liped
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• lauhed
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• happeed
• lauphed
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• zaped
• cappped
• leapped
• laged
• plipped
• lahed
• ipped
• fipped
• halped
• layied
• claped
• weapped
• xlapped
• apperd
• opped
• lappel
• lapeer
• limpped
• tappped
• vapped
• laiped
• lappdd
• lappeed
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• lapided
• leppid
• wappe
• appez
• appud
• lapoep
• lapwep
• lappese
• laappes
• lapree
• laspod
• LVPPe
• lpppea
• lampede
• papperd
• lyppe
• Lapead
• jappid
• jappied
• Plappped
• Jappeh
• bappped
• Lapied
• AAPPEG
• Wappped

Etymology of LAPPED

The word "lapped" has multiple etymological origins, depending on its context:

1. As a verb, "lapped" derives from Middle English "lapen" or "lappen", which meant "to fold or wrap (something) around". This Middle English term came from the Old English "lapian", which had a similar meaning. The word "lap" also derives from the same root, meaning "to wrap or fold".

2. In the context of racing or sports, "lapped" comes from the idea of going one lap ahead or behind another competitor. This usage dates back to the early 19th century, and the origin is simply derived from the verb "lap" mentioned above.

It's important to note that the origin of the word may vary depending on its specific use and the context in which it is used.

Similar spelling words for LAPPED

• lapsed,
• Mapped,
• Lapped,
• Loped,
• yapped,
• looped,
• capped,
• slapped,
• Leaped,
• zapped,
• Rapped,
• tapped.

Conjugate verb Lapped

CONDITIONAL

I would lapped

you would lapped

he/she/it would lapped

we would lapped

they would lapped

I would lap

we would lap

you would lap

he/she/it would lap

they would lap

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be lapping

you would be lapping

he/she/it would be lapping

we would be lapping

they would be lapping

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have lapped

you would have lapped

he/she/it would have lapped

we would have lapped

they would have lapped

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been lapping

you would have been lapping

he/she/it would have been lapping

we would have been lapping

they would have been lapping

FUTURE

I will lap

you will lap

he/she/it will lap

we will lap

they will lap

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be lapping

you will be lapping

he/she/it will be lapping

we will be lapping

they will be lapping

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have lapped

you will have lapped

he/she/it will have lapped

we will have lapped

they will have lapped

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been lapping

you will have been lapping

he/she/it will have been lapping

we will have been lapping

they will have been lapping

IMPERATIVE

you lap

we let´s lap

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to lap

PAST

I lapped

you lapped

he/she/it lapped

we lapped

they lapped

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was lapping

you were lapping

he/she/it was lapping

we were lapping

they were lapping

PAST PARTICIPLE

lapped

PAST PERFECT

I had lapped

you had lapped

he/she/it had lapped

we had lapped

they had lapped

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been lapping

you had been lapping

he/she/it had been lapping

we had been lapping

they had been lapping

PRESENT

I lap

you lap

he/she/it laps

we lap

they lap

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am lapping

you are lapping

he/she/it is lapping

we are lapping

they are lapping

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

lapping

PRESENT PERFECT

I have lapped

you have lapped

he/she/it has lapped

we have lapped

they have lapped

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been lapping

you have been lapping

he/she/it has been lapping

we have been lapping

they have been lapping