Definition of "lapping" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of lap

noun

1. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.

2. The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.

3. The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.

4. (accounting) A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.

5. (firearms) The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.

6. (lutherie) Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.

7. The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.