Lap

  • 31lap- — *lap germ.?, Verb: nhd. schlaff sein ( Verb); ne. be (Verb) slack; Etymologie: s. ing. *lē̆b , *lō̆b , *lāb , *leb , Verb, schlaff hängen, Pokorny 655; …

    Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • 32lāp- —     lāp     English meaning: cow     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Kuh”     Material: Alb. lopë “cow” (*lüpü), Ltv. luõps “Vieh”; also Swiss loobe, lioba “cow” (influenced from”lieb”).     References: WP. II 383 …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 33lap — bur·lap·per; ca·lap·pa; col·lap·sion; den·dro·co·lap·tid; den·dro·co·lap·ti·dae; di·lap·i·date; di·lap·i·da·tion; di·lap·i·da·tor; in·fra·lap·sar·i·an·ism; in·ter·lap; lae·lap·ti·dae; lap·a·ge·ria; lap·an; lap·a·rot·o·my; lap; lap·ey·rou·sia;… …

    English syllables

  • 34lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35lap — I UK [læp] / US noun Word forms lap : singular lap plural laps ** 1) [countable] the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2)… …

    English dictionary

  • 36lap — [[t]læ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ laps, lapping, lapped 1) N COUNT: poss N If you have something on your lap when you are sitting down, it is on top of your legs and near to your body. She waited quietly with her hands in her lap... Hugh glanced at the child on… …

    English dictionary

  • 37lap — 1. n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on her lap; caught it in his lap). b the clothing, esp. a skirt, covering the lap. c the front of a skirt held up to catch or contain something. 2 a hollow among …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38lap — lap1 /lap/, n. 1. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position. 2. the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits. 3. a place, environment,… …

    Universalium

  • 39lap — lap1 [ læp ] noun ** 1. ) count the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down: on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2. ) count one complete trip around a course in a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 40lap — I [[t]læp[/t]] n. 1) anat. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position 2) clo the part of the clothing that covers this part of the body 3) a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture: the lap …

    From formal English to slang