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unlap

unlap verb: to unfold or unroll.

Verb

unlap (third-person singular simple present unlaps, present participle unlapping, simple past and past participle unlapped)

  1. To unfold or unroll.
  2. (intransitive, reflexive, usually) To overtake the leader in a race in order to no longer be lapped (one or more complete laps behind the leader).
    Antonyms:
    lap

Antonyms of unlap

Forms of unlap

third-person singular presentunlaps
present participleunlapping
past participleunlapped
pastunlapped

Origin of unlap

From un- + lap.

Questions about unlap

What does unlap mean?
Unlap means to unfold or unroll.
What part of speech is unlap?
Unlap is a verb.
What is the past tense of unlap?
The past tense of unlap is unlapped.

Words near unlap in the dictionary

  1. unlanguaged
  2. unlanguid
  3. unlanguishing
  4. unlanguorous
  5. unlanterned
  6. unlap
  7. unlapelled
  8. unlapped
  9. unlapping
  10. unlaps
  11. unlapsed

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