lap

Definitions of lap in various dictionaries:

noun - the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

noun - an area of control or responsibility

noun - the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

noun - a flap that lies over another part

noun - movement once around a course

noun - touching with the tongue

verb - lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

verb - pass the tongue over

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

verb - take up with the tongue

verb - wash or flow against

The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.

The portion of a garment that covers the lap.

A hanging or flaplike part, especially of a garment.

An area of responsibility, interest, or control: an opportunity that dropped in his lap.

To place or lay (something) so as to overlap another: roof tiles that were lapped so that water will run off.

To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall.

To fold (something) over onto itself: a cloth edge that had been lapped and sewn to make a hem.

To wrap or wind around (something); encircle.

To envelop in something; swathe: models who were lapped in expensive furs.

To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint.

To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course.

To convert (cotton or other fibers) into a sheet or layer.

To polish (a surface) until smooth.

To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted.

To lie partly on or over something; overlap.

To form a lap or fold.

To wind around or enfold something.

A part that overlaps.

The amount by which one part overlaps another.

One complete round or circuit, especially of a racetrack.

One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool.

A segment or stage, as of a trip.

A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.

The act of lapping or encircling.

A continuous band or layer of cotton, flax, or other fiber.

A wheel, disk, or slab of leather or metal, either stationary or rotating, used for polishing and smoothing.

To take in (a liquid or food) by lifting it with the tongue.

To wash or slap against with soft liquid sounds: waves lapping the side of the boat.

To take in a liquid or food with the tongue.

To wash against something with soft liquid sounds.

The act or an instance of lapping.

The amount taken in by lapping.

The sound of lapping.

A watery food or drink.

verb - to fold over or around something

LAP - A lap is a surface (usually horizontal) created between the knee and hips of a biped when it is in a seated or lying down position. The lap of a pare...