laps Meaning & Definition
What Does Laps Mean?
Laps is a noun that means The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. It is also used to mean An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. As a verb, it means To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. As a verb, it means To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
Quick Facts About Laps
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /læps/ |
| Synonyms | laparoscopic surgery |
Laps Definition (Noun)
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered
- A place of rearing and fostering
- The upper legs of a seated person.
The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.
- The female pudenda.
- A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
Laps as a Verb
- To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
Noun
- The act or process of lapping.
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
the lap of a board
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
The second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.
- The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
- One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool
swim two laps
- In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
- A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
- A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
Verb
- To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
to lap a piece of cloth
- To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
to lap a bandage around a finger
- To envelop, enfold
lapped in luxury
- To wind around
- To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.
- To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
The boats lap; the edges lap.
- To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
Verb
- To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog.
- (of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
Noun
- Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.
Synonyms of Laps
Laps synonyms and antonyms →Laps in a Sentence
The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.
the lap of a board
The second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.
swim two laps
to lap a piece of cloth
to lap a bandage around a finger
lapped in luxury
One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.
The boats lap; the edges lap.
Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog.
Word Forms & Grammar
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