LAPS
Definition of LAPS
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The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
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An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
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The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered
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To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
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To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
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The act or process of lapping.
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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"
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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."
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To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
"to lap a piece of cloth"
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To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
"to lap a bandage around a finger"
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To envelop, enfold
"lapped in luxury"
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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."
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(of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
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Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.
Source: Wiktionary
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