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Lap

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Meaning

Noun

The
part of a
; the lower part of a
that
; a
; an apron.
An
; a
; a
,
cloth.
The part of the
that
on the
or
when one
; that part of the person thus covered.
A place of
and fostering.
The
of a
person.
The
pudenda.
In Engineering:
A
that
or
any
of itself or of an
.
The
or process of lapping.
That part of any
or
which
over, or
upon, or by the
of, a part of another.
The state or
of being
over or by the
of
; or the
of the overlapping.
The amount by which a
at its
a
in the
, being
to the
the
must
from its
in order to
to
the
. Used alone,
to outside
(see below).
In Sports:
One
around a
track.
In Swimming:
The
of one
of the
, or (less
) one
and back again.
In
and other
, the
the number
to
a game;—so called when they are
the
of the
game.
A
,
, or
, of
for the
machine.
A
of
, lead, or other
, used to
a
or
in
,
, etc. or in
or in
. It is usually in the form of a
or
that
on a
axis.
The
of
into the
with the tongue.
Liquor;
drink.
In Medicine:
Clipping of laparoscopy.
In Medicine:
Clipping of laparotomy.

Verb

To
; to
; to cherish.
To
or
in
, or
a
.
To
; to
and
or on something.
to
around,
,
up
to
, enfold
to
around
To place or
(one
)
another.
To
(a
, especially
or
) with very
to
and small
changes.
To be
or
; to
on or over something; to overlap.
In Motor racing & Sports:
To
a
in a
by
one more whole
than the
.
To
or
with a
, as
,
,
, etc.
To take (liquid) into the
with the
; to
with a
of the
.
To
against a
with a
; to swash.

Adj

In Medicine:
Clipping of laparoscopic.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

lap
English
arrow
lappen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym

Antonyms

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