lap

lap
lap1
noun
1》 the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.
2》 archaic a hanging flap on a garment or a saddle.
Phrases
fall (or drop) into someone's lap be acquired by or happen to someone without any effort.
in someone's lap as someone's responsibility.
in the lap of the gods open to chance.
in the lap of luxury in conditions of great comfort and wealth.
Derivatives
lapful noun (plural lapfuls).
Origin
OE læppa (orig. in the sense 'fold, flap', later meaning the front of a skirt when held up to carry something), of Gmc origin.
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lap2
noun
1》 one circuit of a track or racetrack.
2》 a part of a journey.
3》 an overlapping or projecting participle
    ↘the amount by which one thing overlaps or covers a part of another.
4》 a single turn of rope, thread, or cable round a drum or reel.
    ↘a layer or sheet of cotton or wool, wound on a roller during manufacture.
5》 a rotating abrasive disc for polishing gems, metal, and optical glass.
verb (laps, lapping, lapped)
1》 overtake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead.
2》 (lap someone/thing in) literary enfold someone or something protectively in.
3》 project beyond or overlap.
4》 polish with a lap.
Origin
ME: from lap1.
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lap3
verb (laps, lapping, lapped)
1》 (of an animal) take up (liquid) with the tongue.
2》 (lap something up) accept something with obvious pleasure.
3》 (of water) wash against with a gentle rippling sound.
noun the action of water lapping.
Origin
OE lapian, of Gmc origin.

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  • Lap — (l[a^]p), n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. An edge; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lap — Ⅰ. lap [1] ► NOUN ▪ the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. ● fall (or drop) into someone s lap Cf. ↑fall into someone s lap ● in someone s lap Cf. ↑in someone s lap …   English terms dictionary

  • lap — lap1 [lap] n. [ME lappe < OE læppa, fold or hanging part of a garment, skin; akin to Ger lappen < IE base * leb , lāb , to hang down > L labare, to totter, labi, to fall, sink, lapsus, a fall] 1. Now Rare the loose lower part of a… …   English World dictionary

  • LAP — 1922 1987 Jean Laplaine, dit Lap, fut l’un des personnages les plus représentatifs de la continuité caricaturale propre au Canard enchaîné . Il naquit à Joigny en 1922. Après avoir participé activement à la Résistance, il collabora au quotidien… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lap — Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lap — Lap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapping}.] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. [1913 Webster] To lap his head on lady s breast. Praed. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lap — Lap, v. i. To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap. [1913 Webster] The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • LAP — steht für: Lehrabschlussprüfung Lebensabschnittspartner, siehe Lebensgefährte Landesanstalt für Pflanzenbau Forchheim L.A.P., ein Spiel LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ein Verlag der VDM Publishing Gruppe. Landschaftspflegerischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lap — Lap, n. 1. The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap. [1913 Webster] 2. The sound of lapping. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lap — Lap, v. i. [OE. lappen, lapen, AS. lapian; akin to LG. lappen, OHG. laffan, Icel. lepja, Dan. lade, Sw. l[ a]ppja, L. lambere; cf. Gr. ?, W. llepio. Cf. {Lambent}.] 1. To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lap up — lap up, v. t. [See {lap}, v. i.] 1. To take up (drink or food) with the tongue; to drink by licking up. [1913 Webster] 2. (fig.) To accept or enjoy enthusiatically and uncritically. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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