lap

n.

1. 1. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.
   2. The portion of a garment that covers the lap.
2. A hanging or flaplike part, especially of a garment.
3. An area of responsibility, interest, or control: an opportunity that dropped in his lap.

idiom:

the lap of luxury

1. Conditions of great affluence or material comfort: an heiress living in the lap of luxury.

[Middle English lappe, lappet, lap, from Old English læppa, lappet.]

lapful lap'ful' n.

lap² (lăp)

v., lapped, lap·ping, laps.

v.tr.

1. 1. To place or lay (something) so as to overlap another: lapped the roof tiles so that water would run off.
   2. To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall.
2. To fold (something) over onto itself: a cloth edge that had been lapped and sewn to make a hem.
3. To wrap or wind around (something); encircle.
4. To envelop in something; swathe: models who were lapped in expensive furs.
5. To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint.
6. Sports. To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course, as in running, or by two or more lengths of pool in swimming.
7. To convert (cotton or other fibers) into a sheet or layer.
8. 1. To polish (a surface) until smooth.
   2. To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted.

v.intr.

1. To lie partly on or over something; overlap.
2. To form a lap or fold.
3. To wind around or enfold something.

n.

1. 1. A part that overlaps.
   2. The amount by which one part overlaps another.
2. 1. One complete round or circuit, especially of a racetrack.
   2. One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool.
3. A segment or stage, as of a trip.
4. 1. A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
   2. The act of lapping or encircling.
5. A continuous band or layer of cotton, flax, or other fiber.
6. A wheel, disk, or slab of leather or metal, either stationary or rotating, used for polishing and smoothing.

[Middle English lappen, from lappe, lap, lappet. See lap¹.]

lap³ (lăp)

v., lapped, lap·ping, laps.

v.tr.

1. To take in (a liquid or food) by lifting it with the tongue.
2. To wash or slap against with soft liquid sounds: waves lapping the side of the boat.

v.intr.

1. To take in a liquid or food with the tongue.
2. To wash against something with soft liquid sounds.

n.

1. 1. The act or an instance of lapping.
   2. The amount taken in by lapping.
2. The sound of lapping.
3. A watery food or drink.

phrasal verb:

lap up

1. To receive eagerly or greedily: lapping up praise.

[Middle English lapen, from Old English lapian.]

(1) (Link Access Procedure) An ITU family of data link protocols that are subsets of HDLC, which was derived from IBM's SDLC protocol. See HDLC.

LAP-B (Link Access Procedure - Balanced)

LAP-B is used in X.25 networks. Multilink Procedure (MLP) is a LAP-B extension that supports multiple, simultaneous links for increased throughput.

LAP-D (Link Access Procedure for the D Channel)

LAP-D is used for the D channel in ISDN networks and is defined in the ITU Q.920 and Q.921 recommendations. See ISDN.

LAP-M (Link Access Procedure for Modems)

LAP-M is used in V.42 error correcting modems. Although transmission between the computer and modem is asynchronous, transmission between LAP-M modems is synchronous.

LAP-X (Link Access Procedure Half-Duplex)

Used in ship-to-shore transmission.

(2) (Link Access Protocol) The data link protocol in an AppleTalk network. Support for the various data link types are known as ELAP (Ethernet LAP), TLAP (Token Ring LAP), FLAP (FDDI LAP) and LLAP (LocalTalk LAP).

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verb

1. To flow against or along: bathe, lave, lip, wash. See dry/wet.
2. To flow or move with a low slapping sound: bubble, burble, gurgle, splash, swash, wash. See move/halt, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

Idioms beginning with lap:
lap of the gods, in the
lap up

See also drop in someone's lap.

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1. To overlap or partly cover one surface with another, as in shingling.
2. The length of the overlap, as the distance one tile extends over another.

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The overlapping of one piece of veneer on another in the same layer of ply.

(DOD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, that section or strip of an area assigned to a single sweeper or formation of sweepers for a run through the area.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

One of the most important organs of the female system -- an admirable provision of nature for the repose of infancy, but chiefly useful in rural festivities to support plates of cold chicken and heads of adult males. The male of our species has a rudimentary lap, imperfectly developed and in no way contributing to the animal's substantial welfare.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.

If a dog jumps up into your lap, it is because he is fond of you. — Alfred Whitehead, Source: Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - skød

idioms:

• lap of luxury    føre en luksustilværelse
• lap of the gods    i fremtidens skød, overlade til skæbnen

2.
n. - omgang, runde
v. tr. - indhylle, indsvøbe, omgive, lægge ind over
v. intr. - løbe banen rundt

idioms:

• lap of honour    æresrunde

3.
v. tr. - labbe i sig, slikke i sig, slubre i sig
v. intr. - lave slubrelyde
n. - labben, plasken

idioms:

• lap up    labbe i sig, slikke i sig, slubre i sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoot, pand, flapje, lik (met tong), oorlel, heuveldal, uitsteeksel/ overlap, gekabbel (water), polijstschijf, slag (om arm/klos), ronde (sport), baan, glaasje sterke drank, omwikkelen, koesteren, uitsteken over, kabbelen, klotsen, een baan/ronde maken, polijsten met polijstschijf, lekken (vlammen), een ronde voorsprong nemen, inhalen

Français (French)
1.
n. - genoux

idioms:

• in the lap of luxury    dans le plus grand luxe
• in the lap of the gods    entre les mains des dieux

2.
n. - (Sport) tour de piste, tour de circuit, étape (d'un voyage)
v. tr. - (Sport) avoir un tour d'avance sur, chevaucher
v. intr. - clapoter (contre, sur), chevaucher

idioms:

• lap of honour    tour d'honneur

3.
v. tr. - laper
v. intr. - laper
n. - lapement

idioms:

• lap up    laper, (fig) boire (qch) comme du petit lait, avaler (des mensonges)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schoß

idioms:

• in the lap of luxury    sehr bequem
• in the lap of the gods    unsicher, ungewiß

2.
n. - Überlappung, Runde, Etappe
v. - überlappen, wickeln, überrunden, läppen

idioms:

• lap of honour    Ehrenrunde eines Renngewinners

3.
v. - plätschern, schlecken
n. - Lecken, Plätschern

idioms:

• lap up    schlucken, begierig aufnehmen, genießen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποδιά, γόνατα, γύρος αγώνα δρόμου, στροφή, βόλτα, παφλασμός, πλατάγισμα, ρουφηξιά, γουλιά
v. - πίνω, ρουφώ με τη γλώσσα, παφλάζω, πλαταγίζω, τυλίγω, προηγούμαι (αντιπάλου)

idioms:

• lap of honour    γύρος του θριάμβου
• lap of luxury    χλιδή
• lap of the gods    έρμαιο των περιστάσεων
• lap up    πίνω από χάμω (με τη γλώσσα), γλείφω, ρουφώ αχόρταγα, χάφτω

Italiano (Italian)
lappare, sciabordare, tappa, grembo

idioms:

• lap of honour    giro d'onore
• lap of luxury    gran lusso
• lap of the gods    fortuna
• lap up    lappare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - colo (m), rebordo (m), sobreposição (f), volta completa (pista de corridas)
v. - enrolar-se, dobrar-se, projetar-se

idioms:

• lap of honour    volta olímpica
• lap of luxury    afundado em luxo
• lap of the gods    nas mãos de Deus
• lap up    comer ou beber gulosamente

Русский (Russian)
держать на коленях, завертывать, лакать, плескаться, шлифовать, колени, подол, лакание, плеск, притир, доля (печени), мочка уха

idioms:

• lap of honour    круг почета
• lap of luxury    в роскоши
• lap of the gods    в руках божьих
• lap up    глотать, впитывать, упиваться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - regazo

idioms:

• in the lap of luxury    vivir o nadar en la abundancia
• in the lap of the gods    en manos de Dios, librado al azar

2.
n. - etapa, vuelta, un circuito completo de una pista
v. tr. - dar vueltas, recorrer un circuito, completar una etapa
v. intr. - dar vueltas, recorrer un circuito, completar una etapa

idioms:

• lap of honour    vuelta de honor

3.
v. tr. - beber a lengüetadas, lamer, dar lengüetadas
v. intr. - lamer, beber lamiendo
n. - etapa, vuelta, rodillas, regazo

idioms:

• lap up    beber a lengüetadas, tragarse, sorber ruidosamente, disfrutar con

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knä, sköte, skört, flik, överskjutande del, kant, överskjutning, överlappning, (tekn.) fals, skarv, fog, lager, skikt (av bomull), varv, etapp, polerskiva, slipskiva, flytande hundmat, (sl.) blask, sprit, lapande, slick, smaktår, plaskande
v. - linda, svepa, svepa in, finslipa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 膝部, 养育之处, 下摆, 照顾, 管理

idioms:

• lap of honour    在荣誉中, 比赛优胜者向欢呼观众作答礼的荣誉绕场一周
• lap of luxury    在奢侈环境中, 在优裕的环境中
• lap of the gods    在神的掌管中, 由神决定的
• lap up    舔

2. 使部分重叠, 用...包扎, 折叠, 围绕, 部分重叠, 跑完一圈, 重叠部分, 一圈, 一个来回

3. 舐, 舐食, 轻轻拍打, 波浪拍打声, 一次舐食的分量

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 膝部, 養育之處, 下擺, 照顧, 管理

idioms:

• lap of honour    在榮譽中, 比賽優勝者向歡呼觀眾作答禮的榮譽繞場一周
• lap of luxury    在奢侈環境中, 在優裕的環境中
• lap of the gods    在神的掌管中, 由神決定的
• lap up    舔

2.
v. tr. - 舐, 舐食, 輕輕拍打
v. intr. - 輕輕拍打
n. - 舐, 波浪拍打聲, 一次舐食的分量

3.
v. tr. - 使部分重疊, 用...包紮, 折疊, 圍繞
v. intr. - 部分重疊, 圍繞, 跑完一圈
n. - 重疊部分, 一圈, 一個來回

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 허리부터 무릎까지의 부분, 산골짜기, 처진 것

2.
n. - 접기 , 감기, 싸기, 한 부분
v. tr. - 접다, 두르다, 부분적으로 겹치다
v. intr. - 겹쳐지다, 걷어 올려지다, 덮어 씌어지다

3.
v. tr. - 핥아 먹다, 열심히 듣다
v. intr. - 찰싹찰싹 치다, 철썩철썩 밀려오다
n. - 핥기, 잔물결이 밀려오기, 개의 유동식

idioms:

• lap up    ~을 다 마시다, 열심히 듣다 , 좋아하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 膝, ひざの部分, 世話, 育てる場所, 一周, 一区切り, 重なっている部分, 一巻き, なめること, 波の音, たれさがり, 重なり, 耳たぶ
v. - 包む, 重ねる, 重なる, 折る, 一周抜く, 一周する, ピチャピチャなめる

idioms:

• lap of honour    栄光に満ちた
• lap of luxury    贅沢ざんまいに
• lap of the gods    人力の及ばない
• lap up    なめる, 熱心に聞く, うのみにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الطرف المتراكب, الحضن, دورة مفردة من (فعل) يلعق, يلحس, يحضن, يتراكب, يطوي, يلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיק, ירכיים, ברכיים‬
n. - ‮הקפה (במירוץ), שלב בתוכנית, מידת החפיפה, דיסק ליטוש מסתובב, חלק בולט‬
v. tr. - ‮עטף, הקיף, חפף חלקית, ליטש‬
v. intr. - ‮השלים הקפה (במירוץ), השיג במירוץ‬
v. tr. - ‮ליקלק, לקק, שיקשק, טפח, רישרש‬
v. intr. - ‮השמיע משק‬
n. - ‮משק מים, גיא, חצאית, משקה‬

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