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unlapped

unlapped is the simple past and past participle of unlap.

Adjective

unlapped (not comparable)

  1. Not having been lapped or licked at.
    • the cat's unlapped saucer of milk
  2. Not having been overtaken by a lap in a race.
    • the last remaining unlapped driver

Meaning of unlap

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

Questions about unlapped

What does unlapped mean?
Unlapped means not having been lapped or licked at.
What is unlapped the simple past and past participle of?
Unlapped is the simple past and past participle of unlap.
What part of speech is unlapped?
Unlapped is an adjective.

Words near unlapped in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unlapped (page history and authors); unlap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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