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- [lap]
- /læp/
- /læp/
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- [lap]
- /læp/
Definitions of lap word
- noun lap the act of lapping liquid. 1
- noun lap the lapping of water against something. 1
- noun lap the sound of this: the quiet lap of the sea on the rocks. 1
- noun lap something lapped up, as liquid food for dogs. 1
- verb with object lap (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline. 1
- verb with object lap to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in: to lap water from a bowl. 1
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Origin of lap
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lappe, Old English læppa; cognate with Dutch lap; akin to German lappen, Old Norse leppr rag, patch
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Parts of speech for Lap
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lap
verb lap
- splash — to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don't splash her dress!
- lick — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- swish — to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.
- lave — to wash; bathe.
noun lap
- circuit — An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
- round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- tour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
- circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- orbit — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Antonyms for lap
verb lap
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