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laps

The correct spelling is laps.

How to pronounce laps

noun

IPA: /læps/

Say it like: Lap-s

The correct spelling is laps. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. For example: "The boy was sitting on his mother's lap."

Usage Examples

The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.

the lap of a board

The second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
  2. 2.An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
  3. 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. 4.A place of rearing and fostering
  5. 5.The upper legs of a seated person.

verb

  1. 1.To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
  2. 2.To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
  3. 3.To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
  4. 4.To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
  5. 5.To envelop, enfold

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