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Laps

/læps/

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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📖 Definitions of "Laps"

noun

1
The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
2
An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
3
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered
4
A place of rearing and fostering

verb

1
To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
2
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.

noun

1
The act or process of lapping.
2
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"
3
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."
4
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).

verb

1
To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
"to lap a piece of cloth"
2
To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
"to lap a bandage around a finger"
3
To envelop, enfold
"lapped in luxury"
4
To wind around

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Laps"

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Word	Definition
overlapnoun	Something that overlaps or is overlapped.
lap upverb	(transitive, figurative) To revel in, to overtly enjoy.
swoshverb	Alternative form of swash (“to dash or flow noisily; to splash”). [(ambitransitive) To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward).]
licknoun	The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
circuitnoun	(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
swishnoun	A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
lap coveringnoun	the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
ballotsnoun	The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.
bushingsnoun	(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
cardnoun	A playing card.
circles	"Circles (Just My Good Time)" is a 2005 collaborative single by Australian production duo Busface and British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, credited as Mademoiselle E.B. on all releases of the single.
crossingsnoun	An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
enfoldsverb	(transitive) To clasp with the arms; embrace.
framesnoun	The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
high-risesnoun	A tall building, one consisting of many storeys.
kneesnoun	(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
lathesnoun	(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.
lengthsnoun	The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
palnoun	(colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.