to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something: to lap a bandage around one's finger.
2.
to enwrap in something; wrap up; clothe.
3.
to envelop or enfold: lapped in luxury.
4.
to lay (something) partly over something underneath; lay (things) together, one partly over another; overlap.
5.
to lie partly over (something underneath).
6.
to get a lap or more ahead of (a competitor) in racing, as on an oval track.
7.
to cut or polish with a lap.
8.
to join, as by scarfing, to form a single piece with the same dimensions throughout.
9.
to change (cotton, wool, etc.) into a compressed layer or sheet.
–verb (used without object)
10.
to fold or wind around something.
11.
to lie partly over or alongside of something else.
12.
to lie upon and extend beyond a thing; overlap.
13.
to extend beyond a limit.
–noun
14.
the act of lapping.
15.
the amount of material required to go around a thing once.
16.
a complete circuit of a course in racing or in walking for exercise: to run a lap.
17.
an overlapping part.
18.
the extent or amount of overlapping.
19.
a rotating wheel or disk holding an abrasive or polishing powder on its surface, used for gems, cutlery, etc.
20.
a compressed layer or sheet of cotton, wool, or other fibrous material usually wound on an iron rod or rolled into a cylindrical form for further processing during carding.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME lappen to fold, wrap; c. D lappen to patch, mend; akin to lap1]
To place or lay (something) so as to overlap another: lapped the roof tiles so that water would run off.
To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall.
To polish (a surface) until smooth.
To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted.
To fold (something) over onto itself: a cloth edge that had been lapped and sewn to make a hem.
To wrap or wind around (something); encircle.
To envelop in something; swathe: models who were lapped in expensive furs.
To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint.
Sports To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course, as in running, or by two or more lengths of pool in swimming.
To convert (cotton or other fibers) into a sheet or layer.
To polish (a surface) until smooth.
To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted.
v.
intr.
To lie partly on or over something; overlap.
To form a lap or fold.
To wind around or enfold something.
n.
A part that overlaps.
The amount by which one part overlaps another.
One complete round or circuit, especially of a racetrack.
One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool.
A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
The act of lapping or encircling.
One complete round or circuit, especially of a racetrack.
One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool.
A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
The act of lapping or encircling.
A segment or stage, as of a trip.
A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
The act of lapping or encircling.
A continuous band or layer of cotton, flax, or other fiber.
A wheel, disk, or slab of leather or metal, either stationary or rotating, used for polishing and smoothing.
[Middle English lappen, from lappe, lap, lappet; see lap1.]
O.E. læppa "skirt or flap of a garment," from P.Gmc. *lapp- (cf. M.Du. lappe, O.H.G. lappa, Ger. Lappen "rag, shred," O.N. leppr "patch, rag"), from PIE base *leb- "be loose, hang down." In 17c. the word was a euphemism for "female pudenda." Sense of "lower part of a shirt" led to that of "upper legs of seated person" (c.1290). Lapdog is from 1645; figurative sense of "subservient person" is from 1980s. Lap dance first recorded 1993.
"To lap dance, you undress, sit your client down, order him to stay still and fully clothed, then hover over him, making a motion that you have perfected by watching Mister Softee ice cream dispensers." ["New Yorker"]
Phrase lap of luxury first recorded 1802. Laptop as a type of portable computer is 1984, on model of desktop.
"take up liquid with the tongue," from O.E. lapian, from P.Gmc. *lapajanan (cf. O.H.G. laffen "to lick," O.S. lepil, Ger. Löffel "spoon"), from PIE imitative base *lab- (cf. Gk. laptein "to sip, lick," L. lambere "to lick"). Meaning "splash gently" first recorded 1823, based on similarity of sound.
"to lay one part over another," c.1225, from lap (n.). The sense of "to get a lap ahead (of someone) on a track" is from 1847, on notion of "overlapping." The noun meaning "a turn around a track" (1861) is from this sense.
LAP LISP Assembly Program. The assembly language embedded into early Lisp. LAP was also used by the Liar compiler for MIT Scheme and MACLISP. [Sammet 1969, p. 597]. (1994-11-01)
Bond\, n. [The same word as band. Cf. Band, Bend.]1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle. Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder, I gained my freedom. --Shak. 2. pl. The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint. "This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds." --Acts xxvi. 3. A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship. A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind. --Burke. 4. Moral or political duty or obligation. I love your majesty According to my bond, nor more nor less. --Shak. 5. (Law) A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum. --Bouvier. --Wharton. 6. An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond. 7. The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond. 8. (Arch.) The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in English or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other. 9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formul[ae] by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence. Arbitration bond. See under Arbitration. Bond crediter (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond. --Blackstone. Bond debt (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. --Burrows. Bond (or lap) of a slate, the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate. Bond timber, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally. Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.
La"bel\, n. [OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. Lap of a dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip.]1. A tassel. [Obs.] --Huloet. Fuller. 2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package. 3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal. 4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will. 5. (Her.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living. 6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. --Knight. 7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in medi[ae]val architecture. It always has a ?quare form, as in the illustration. --Arch. Pub. Soc. 8. In medi[ae]val art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. --Fairholt.
Lam"bent\, a. [L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.]1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. "A lambent flame." --Dryden. "A lambent style." --Beaconsfield. 2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. "The lambent purity of the stars." --W. Irving.
Lam"prey\, n.; pl. Lampreys. [OE. lampreie, F. lamproie, LL. lampreda, lampetra, from L. lambere to lick + petra rock, stone. The lampreys are so called because they attach themselves with their circular mouths to rocks and stones, whence they are also called rocksuckers. See Lap to drink, Petrify.] (Zo["o]l.) An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and allied genera. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of Cyclostomi). There are seven small branchial openings on each side. [Written also lamper eel, lamprel, and lampron.] Note: The common or sea lamprey of America and Europe (Petromyzon marinus), which in spring ascends rivers to spawn, is considered excellent food by many, and is sold as a market fish in some localities. The smaller river lampreys mostly belong to the genus Ammoc[oe]les, or Lampetra, as A. fluviatilis, of Europe, and A. [ae]pypterus of America. All lampreys attach themselves to other fishes, as parasites, by means of the suckerlike mouth.
Lap\, n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.]1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. --Chaucer. 2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. --Chaucer. If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. --Fuller. 3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury. Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. --Tillotson. 4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing. Note: The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover. 5. (Steam Engine) 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 Outside lap (below). 6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader. 7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2. 8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game. 9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine. 10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis. Lap joint, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. Lap weld, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. Inside lap (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. Outside lap, lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port.
Lap\, n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.]1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. --Chaucer. 2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. --Chaucer. If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. --Fuller. 3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury. Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. --Tillotson. 4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing. Note: The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover. 5. (Steam Engine) 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 Outside lap (below). 6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader. 7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2. 8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game. 9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine. 10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis. Lap joint, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. Lap weld, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. Inside lap (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. Outside lap, lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port.
Lap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping.]1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. To lap his head on lady's breast. --Praed. 2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
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