laps
UK/læps/
laps is the plural of lap.
laps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lap.
Meaning of lap
Noun
lap (plural laps)
- 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.
- The female pudenda.
Phrases with laps
- in laps
- laps up
- end laps
- gun laps
- hot laps
- out laps
- Chap laps
- pace laps
- joker laps
- flying laps
- parade laps
- victory laps
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Questions about laps
- What is laps the plural of?
- Laps is the plural of lap.
- How do you pronounce laps?
- Laps is pronounced /læps/ (UK).
Words near laps in the dictionary
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