laps (Meaning)

a gentle splashing sound, to shape or fit by working two surfaces together with or without abrasives until a very close fit is produced, to dress, smooth, or polish (something, such as a metal surface) to a high degree of refinement or accuracy, to envelop entirely, an environment of great ease, comfort, and wealth, wrap entry 1 sense 1a, to hold protectively in or as if in the lap, the amount that can be carried to the mouth by one lick or scoop of the tongue, to wash or splash gently, the act or an instance of traversing a course (such as a racing track or swimming pool), the amount by which one object overlaps another, to complete the circuit of (a racecourse), the part of an object that overlaps another, a doubling or layering of a flexible substance (such as fibers or paper), to place over and cover a part of, to make a gentle, intermittent splashing sound, to fold over especially into layers, the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person, one time around a racetrack, one complete turn (as of a rope around a drum), a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment, one segment of a larger unit (such as a journey), to lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another, fold entry 3 sense 1, the clothing that lies on the knees, thighs, and lower part of the trunk when one sits, to take in (food or drink) with the tongue, a loose panel in a garment, an act or sound of lapping, a thin or weak beverage or food, a smoothing and polishing tool usually consisting of a piece of wood, leather, felt, or soft metal in a special shape used with or without an embedded abrasive, to join (things, such as two boards) by a lap joint, to move in little waves, an act or instance of lapping, to traverse a course, to flow or splash against (something) in little waves, the amount by which one object overlaps or projects beyond another, to take in or absorb (something) eagerly or quickly, one part of a journey, to lay or lie over or near something else so as to partly cover it, the skirt of a coat or dress, the distance covered, fold, wind, to project beyond or spread over something, to scoop up food or drink with the tongue, to fold over or around something, responsible custody, the clothing that lies on the knees and thighs when one sits, the front part of a person between the waist and the knees when seated, to overtake and thereby lead or increase the lead over (another contestant) by a full circuit of a racecourse