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- [lap]
- /læp/
- /læp/
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- [lap]
- /læp/
Definitions of laps word
- noun laps the act of lapping liquid. 1
- noun laps the lapping of water against something. 1
- noun laps the sound of this: the quiet lap of the sea on the rocks. 1
- noun laps something lapped up, as liquid food for dogs. 1
- verb with object laps (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline. 1
- verb with object laps to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in: to lap water from a bowl. 1
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Origin of laps
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 Laps
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
laps 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".
laps usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for laps
noun laps
- circuits — Plural form of circuit.
- tours — a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- circles — A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.
- orbits — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- courses — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
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