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Lap meaning in English

Meaning of Lap in English

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Lap

see synonyms of lap

Noun

1. lap

the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

Example Sentences:
'he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap'

2. lap

an area of control or responsibility

Example Sentences:
'the job fell right in my lap'

3. lap, lap covering

the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

Example Sentences:
'his lap was covered with food stains'

4. lap, overlap

a flap that lies over another part

Example Sentences:
'the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches'

5. circle, circuit, lap

movement once around a course

Example Sentences:
'he drove an extra lap just for insurance'

6. lap, lick

touching with the tongue

Example Sentences:
'the dog's laps were warm and wet'

Verb

7. lap

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

8. lap, lick

pass the tongue over

Example Sentences:
'the dog licked her hand'

9. lap, swish, swoosh, swosh

move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

Example Sentences:
'The bubbles swoshed around in the glass'
'The curtain swooshed open'

10. lap, lap up, lick

take up with the tongue

Example Sentences:
'The cat lapped up the milk'
'the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast'

11. lap, lave, wash

wash or flow against

Example Sentences:
'the waves laved the shore'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Lap

see synonyms of lap
noun
1. 
one circuit of a racecourse or track
2. 
a stage or part of a journey, race, etc
3. 
a. 
an overlapping part or projection
b. 
the extent of overlap
4. 
the length of material needed to go around an object
5. 
a rotating disc coated with fine abrasive for polishing gemstones
6. 
any device for holding a fine abrasive to polish materials
7. metallurgy
a defect in rolled metals caused by the folding of a fin onto the surface
8. 
a sheet or band of fibres, such as cotton, prepared for further processing
verbWord forms: laps, lapping or lapped
9. (transitive)
to wrap or fold (around or over)
he lapped a bandage around his wrist
10. (transitive)
to enclose or envelop in
he lapped his wrist in a bandage
11. 
to place or lie partly or completely over or project beyond
12. (tr; usually passive)
to envelop or surround with comfort, love, etc
lapped in luxury
13. (intransitive)
to be folded
14. (transitive)
to overtake (an opponent) in a race so as to be one or more circuits ahead
15. (transitive)
to polish or cut (a workpiece, gemstone, etc) with a fine abrasive, esp to hone (mating metal parts) against each other with an abrasive
16. 
to form (fibres) into a sheet or band
verbWord forms: laps, lapping or lapped
1. 
(of small waves) to wash against (a shore, boat, etc), usually with light splashing sounds
2. (often foll by up)
(esp of animals) to scoop (a liquid) into the mouth with the tongue
noun
3. 
the act or sound of lapping
4. 
a thin food for dogs or other animals
noun
1. 
the area formed by the upper surface of the thighs of a seated person
2. Also called: lapful
the amount held in one's lap
3. 
a protected place or environment
in the lap of luxury
4. 
any of various hollow or depressed areas, such as a hollow in the land
5. 
the part of one's clothing that covers the lap
6.  drop in someone's lap
7.  in the lap of the gods

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Lap

see synonyms of lap
noun
1.  Rare
the loose lower part of a garment, which may be doubled or folded over; skirt of a coat or gown
2. 
the front part of the skirt when it is held up to form a hollow place in which things can be carried
3. 
a. 
the front part from the waist to the knees of a person in a sitting position
b. 
the part of the clothing covering this
4. 
anything hollow like a lap, as a valley
5. 
that in which a person or thing rests or is cared for, sheltered, or coddled
6. 
a part extending over another part; overlapping part
7. 
a. 
such extension; overlapping
b. 
amount or place of this
8. 
a turn or loop, as of a rope around a post
9. 
a rotating disk for cutting and polishing glass, gems, etc.
10. 
a. 
one complete circuit around a racetrack, in a race consisting of more than one
b. 
one part or stage of an extended project
11. 
the act or condition of lapping
verb transitiveWord forms: lapped or ˈlapping
12. 
to fold (over or on)
13. 
to wrap; enfold
14. 
to hold in or as in the lap; envelop
lapped in luxury
15. 
to place partly upon something else
to lap one board over another
16. 
to lie partly upon; overlap
one board laps the other
17. 
to cut or polish (glass, gems, etc.) with a lap
18. 
to get a lap ahead of (an opponent) in a race
verb intransitive
19. 
to be folded
rough edges must lap under
20. 
to lie partly upon something or upon one another; overlap
21. 
to project beyond something in space, or extend beyond something in time
with over
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: lapped or ˈlapping
1. 
to drink (a liquid) by dipping it up with the tongue in the manner of a dog
2. 
to move or strike gently with a light splashing sound such as a dog makes in lapping
said of waves, etc.
noun
3. 
the act of lapping
4. 
the sound of lapping
5. 
something that is, or is intended to be, lapped up

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Lap

see synonyms of lap
n.
1.
a. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.
b. The portion of a garment that covers the lap.
2. A hanging or flaplike part, especially of a garment.
3. An area of responsibility, interest, or control: an opportunity that dropped in his lap.
v. lapped, lap·ping, laps
v.tr.
1.
a. To place or lay (something) so as to overlap another: lapped the roof tiles so that water would run off.
b. To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall.
2. To fold (something) over onto itself: a cloth edge that had been lapped and sewn to make a hem.
3. To wrap or wind around (something); encircle.
4. To envelop in something; swathe: models who were lapped in expensive furs.
5. To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint.
6. Sports To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course, as in running, or by two or more lengths of a pool in swimming.
7. To convert (cotton or other fibers) into a sheet or layer.
8.
a. To polish (a surface) until smooth.
b. To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted.
v.intr.
1. To lie partly on or over something; overlap.
2. To form a lap or fold.
3. To wind around or enfold something.
n.
1.
a. A part that overlaps.
b. The amount by which one part overlaps another.
2.
a. One complete round or circuit, especially of a racetrack.
b. One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool.
3. A segment or stage, as of a trip.
4.
a. A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
b. The act of lapping or encircling.
5. A continuous band or layer of cotton, flax, or other fiber.
6. A wheel, disk, or slab of leather or metal, either stationary or rotating, used for polishing and smoothing.
v. lapped, lap·ping, laps
v.tr.
1. To take in (a liquid or food) by lifting it with the tongue.
2. To wash or slap against with soft liquid sounds: waves lapping the side of the boat.
v.intr.
1. To take in a liquid or food with the tongue.
2. To wash against something with soft liquid sounds.
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of lapping.
b. The amount taken in by lapping.
2. The sound of lapping.
3. A watery food or drink.

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