Laps
/læps/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Laps
noun
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered
- A place of rearing and fostering
- The upper legs of a seated person.
"The boy was sitting on his mother's lap."
noun
- The act or process of lapping.
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
"the lap of a board"
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
"The second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader."
- The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
- One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool
"swim two laps"
verb
verb
noun
- Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.
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laparoscopic surgery