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lap
has definitions from the fields of clothing,anatomy,zoology,sexuality
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
Examples "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)They lay on his lap , palms up , stiffly motionless , the tapered fingers a_little thick at the joints . His hands lay loosely , yet stiffly - they were like wax hands : almost lifelike , not quite - folded in his lap ; his mouth hung slightly open . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)When might Mary have had that moment to hold her child on her lap ? Since his Christ was to be life_size , how was Mary to hold him on her lap without the relationship seeming ungainly ? He then draped him over the rough stand , explained that he was supposed to be recently dead , and was being held on his mother 's lap . Related terms |
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[ verb ] lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
Used in print (Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)The transom frame is made first with the joints lapped , glued and fastened with one-inch , No. 12 Stronghold nails . The second two pieces lap over the inner member of the keelson and butt_against the outer member . A 50 - inch width is used on each side and it laps the keel line by about three inches . |
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[ verb ] (sexuality) pass the tongue over
Synonyms Examples "the dog licked her hand" Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)Suddenly he was interrupted in his daydreaming by a warm wetness lapping against his chin , and his eyes opened wide and long at the sight of a goat 's claret tongue , feasting against the salt taste of him . |
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[ noun ] (clothing) the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
Synonyms Examples "his lap was covered with food stains" Related terms |
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[ noun ] movement once around a course
Examples "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" Related terms |
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[ noun ] an area of control or responsibility
Examples "the job fell right in my lap" Related terms |
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