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Lipped vs Lapped - What's the difference?

lipped | lapped |

As adjectives the difference between lipped and lapped

is that lipped is having a raised lip while lapped is being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.

As a verb lapped is

past tense of to lap.

lipped

English

Adjective

(-)
  • having a raised lip
  • (in combination) having some specific type of lip
    • We met a yellow-lipped woman.

    Derived terms

    * tight-lipped

    lapped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Past tense of to lap.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.
  • * He had to pass the lapped cars on the racetrack.

    • Anagrams

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