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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)

  1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
  2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
  3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
  4. (figuratively) A place of rearing and fostering.
  5. The upper legs of a seated person.
    • The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.
  6. (archaic, euphemistic) The female pudenda.

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Phrases with 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

  1. laprine
  2. LaPrise
  3. LaPrises
  4. laprobe
  5. laprobes
  6. laps
  7. laps of honor
  8. laps of honour
  9. laps up
  10. lapsability
  11. lapsable

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