Definition
Past tense of lap; either when a person or animal drinks by using their tongue, or when someone passes another competitor during a race.
Etymology
From Old English 'lapian' meaning to drink or lick, the primary meaning; the racing sense emerged in the 1800s meaning to 'lap' or pass someone on the track.
Kelly Says
In Formula 1 racing, a driver 'laps' slower cars as a display of dominance—the etymology reflects how a faster runner would literally lap (lick up) the dust of slower competitors.
Translations
BNবাংলা
লিপিয়ে
li-pee-ye
CACatalà
s'ha tocat
s'a to-kat
CSČeština
oblizl
oh-blizl
DEDeutsch
umfasste
oom-fuhs-teh
ELΕλληνικά
σκούπισε
sko-pee-se
FRFrançais
s'est lavé
se-sɛ la-ve
HEעברית
לִכַּבֵּד
li-k-ba-ved
HUMagyar
megcsapta
meg-chap-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjilati
men-jil-a-tee
ITItaliano
ha leccato
a le-k-ko
MSBahasa Melayu
menjilat
men-jil-at
PLPolski
otrzepał
ot-che-pał
PTPortuguês
lambiu
la-mbee-oo
RORomână
a șters
a sh-te-rs
RUРусский
облизал
ob-lee-zal
SVSvenska
smekte
smek-teh
SWKiswahili
alika
a-li-ka
TAதமிழ்
உறிஞ்சினான்
u-ri-n-cha-nan
TRTürkçe
yutmuş
yut-moosh
UKУкраїнська
облизав
ob-lee-zav
VITiếng Việt
lẩm láp
lâm láp