Word Finder - laps

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The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.

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The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered

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A place of rearing and fostering

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The upper legs of a seated person.

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The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.

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The female pudenda.

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A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.

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To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

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To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.

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The act or process of lapping.

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That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.

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the lap of a board

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The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.

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

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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 below).

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One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool

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swim two laps

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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.

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A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.

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A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.

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To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.

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to lap a piece of cloth

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To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up

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to lap a bandage around a finger

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To envelop, enfold

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lapped in luxury

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To wind around

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To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.

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One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.

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To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.

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To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.

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The boats lap; the edges lap.

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To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.

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To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.

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To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.

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Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog.

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(of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.

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Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.

She dove into the pool and swam several laps before emerging.

The Brazilian ace took two pole positions, two race wins and two fastest laps.

It began with a glance as we passed each other the first time, a smile the next two or three laps, and then a pretend rest stop.

We found ourselves in the middle of something that dropped in our laps through no fault or effort of our own.

His rapid ascent in the pack meant passing half the field in only three laps!

The day 's opening encounter held the British GT/F3 crowd spellbound as a 10-car train dueled for the lead throughout the opening laps.

Jonathan Perry just kept the advantage over James Barnett having passed him at the second chicane a few laps earlier.

Huxtable's challenge then came from Clark, who dived into fourth position approaching the chicane on the seventh of ten laps.

But last Easter he talked her into giving it a try and a month later venture capitalists dropped $ 1m into their laps.

All rounds are 3 hour races except for 30th April which will be 454 laps or 7.5 hours, whichever comes first.

Used when temperatures are not high and when the maximum power output is required such as in stock car qualifying laps.

Or how my grandfather used to swim effeminate little one-armed laps until he got tired.

Can you recall the top ten list of fastest race laps for the 2002 Spanish Grand Prix?

Small consolation - in the closing laps, Johnny set second fastest race lap.

The wet is a great leveler; I had four or five laps with Tim Storrar.

The Saturday night race will take place over 166 laps of the 1.5 mile oval, running at speeds in excess of 205 mph.

Barnes waited a further five laps before stopping, and set a blistering pace on the track while his chief rivals were stationary.

With the rain easing, the 22 cars set off at a leisurely pace behind the safety car for three laps.

I managed to do 20 laps of a 50 meter pool which wasn't bad for an unfit slob... ... .

They finished only seven laps behind the much more powerful 4.5 liter Lagonda and a 2.3 liter supercharged Alfa Romeo.

His final lap tally for the day was 72 laps.

Away from the inner city, the Pacific Ocean laps up along the coast, whilst mountain vistas overlook the entire scenario.

The lip--labium, from labor (?)--laps or lapses from the sides of the cavernous mouth.

Fill with cold water, new rad caps, and off again to complete the race, five laps adrift.

But Dunne retaliated two laps later when Dwyer left the door open.

For these seven extra laps you will be lapping without a ' pace car ' at a rev limit of 5000 rpm.

Linen serviettes are folded out onto laps, and our drinks arrived quickly.

I managed to do 20 laps of a 50 meter pool which was n't bad for an unfit slob.......

It has a stopwatch with laps and splits, but no memory recall.

I must admit I was wondering where our next stroke of bad luck was going to come from over the closing laps.

If you need to time yourself while swimming laps at the pool, then seek out a sports watch that has a timer and that's water resistant.

The GPS-based tracker allows you to record your speed, distance and pace, including support for laps in set courses.

He almost never meows now, does little besides rest in his bed or our laps, eat, get water and visit the litter box.

Expect to spend a lot of time lifting weights and swimming many laps in a pool.

You'll log many hours in a pool diving, swimming laps, and competing against your teammates to increase your speed.

Small dogs are great for people who want a dog who will easily fit in to their laps.

They also have elegant streamlined heads that allow them to easily slip out of a collar during a walk to run a few extra laps, or to get the last word in with that squirrel that has been taunting them.

If hitting the gym isn't your thing, golfing, riding bikes or swimming laps will all help you stay fit and robust as you age.

Whether you like swimming laps or just splashing in the pool, swimming or water aerobics might be a good addition to your fitness routine.

They're standard, inexpensive goggles that can get the job done when you're swimming laps.

The pool is open year-round and gives guests a place to swim laps or simply float in peace.

Score attach has you racing 3 laps to earn a score, as well as reward money.

Versus is two players racing 3 laps to compete against a rival.

While this may seem like a vague statement, you'll know just what I mean when you race a few laps.

You can also earn Kudos racing clean laps (don't hit anything) and driving with coolness (drifting, barely missing cars).

The meat race is the Circuit race where you do your laps like a good boy.

In earlier years prior to 1880, the few children who were privileged enough to attend school usually had to sit on long benches and write on slate boards on their laps.

Parents should hold a small child on their laps securely for the injection; older children may be put on the examination table in the doctor's office.

The men given the working laptops were asked to retain that position with the laptops on their laps for the entire session.

They also tend to cover enough skin to keep you G-rated even when you're in action swatting a volleyball, swimming laps or building a sand castle.