1. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
2. the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits.
3. a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture: the lap of luxury.
4. area of responsibility, care, charge, or control: They dropped the problem right in his lap.
5. a hollow place, as a hollow among hills.
6. the front part of a skirt, especially as held up to contain something.
7. a part of a garment that extends over another: the lap of a coat.
8. a loose border or fold.

1. to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something: to lap a bandage around one's finger.
2. to enwrap in something; wrap up; clothe.
3. to envelop or enfold: lapped in luxury.
4. to lay (something) partly over something underneath; lay (things) together, one partly over another; overlap.
5. to lie partly over (something underneath).
6. to get a lap or more ahead of (a competitor) in racing, as on an oval track.
7. to cut or polish with a lap.
8. to join, as by scarfing, to form a single piece with the same dimensions throughout.
9. to change (cotton, wool, etc.) into a compressed layer or sheet.

10. to fold or wind around something.
11. to lie partly over or alongside of something else.
12. to lie upon and extend beyond a thing; overlap.
13. to extend beyond a limit.

14. the act of lapping.
15. the amount of material required to go around a thing once.
16. a complete circuit of a course in racing or in walking for exercise: to run a lap.
17. an overlapping part.
18. the extent or amount of overlapping.
19. a rotating wheel or disk holding an abrasive or polishing powder on its surface, used for gems, cutlery, etc.
20. a compressed layer or sheet of cotton, wool, or other fibrous material usually wound on an iron rod or rolled into a cylindrical form for further processing during carding.

1. (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
2. to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in: to lap water from a bowl.

3. to wash or move in small waves with a light, slapping or splashing sound: The water lapped gently against the mooring.
4. to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid.

5. the act of lapping liquid.
6. the lapping of water against something.
7. the sound of this: the quiet lap of the sea on the rocks.
8. something lapped up, as liquid food for dogs.

9. lap up,
• to receive enthusiastically: The audience lapped up his monologue.
• to take in (all of a liquid) with the tongue; drink up: The cat lapped up her milk and looked for more.

1. archaic simple past tense of leap.

1. one circuit of a racecourse or track
2. a stage or part of a journey, race, etc
• an overlapping part or projection
• the extent of overlap
4. the length of material needed to go around an object
5. a rotating disc coated with fine abrasive for polishing gemstones
6. any device for holding a fine abrasive to polish materials
7. a defect in rolled metals caused by the folding of a fin onto the surface
8. a sheet or band of fibres, such as cotton, prepared for further processing

9. to wrap or fold (around or over)
10. to enclose or envelop in
11. to place or lie partly or completely over or project beyond
12. to envelop or surround with comfort, love, etc
13. to be folded
14. to overtake (an opponent) in a race so as to be one or more circuits ahead
15. to polish or cut (a workpiece, gemstone, etc) with a fine abrasive, esp to hone (mating metal parts) against each other with an abrasive
16. to form (fibres) into a sheet or band

1. (of small waves) to wash against (a shore, boat, etc), usually with light splashing sounds
2. (esp of animals) to scoop (a liquid) into the mouth with the tongue

3. the act or sound of lapping
4. a thin food for dogs or other animals

1. the area formed by the upper surface of the thighs of a seated person
2. the amount held in one's lap
3. a protected place or environment
4. any of various hollow or depressed areas, such as a hollow in the land
5. the part of one's clothing that covers the lap
6. give someone the responsibility of
7. beyond human control and power

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