idiom |
1. the lap of luxury Conditions of great affluence or material comfort: an heiress living in the lap of luxury. |
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noun |
1. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person. |
2. The portion of a garment that covers the lap. |
3. A hanging or flaplike part, especially of a garment. |
4. An area of responsibility, interest, or control: an opportunity that dropped in his lap. |
5. A part that overlaps. |
6. The amount by which one part overlaps another. |
7. One complete round or circuit, especially of a racetrack. |
8. One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool. |
9. A segment or stage, as of a trip. |
10. A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something. |
11. The act of lapping or encircling. |
12. A continuous band or layer of cotton, flax, or other fiber. |
13. A wheel, disk, or slab of leather or metal, either stationary or rotating, used for polishing and smoothing. |
14. The act or an instance of lapping. |
15. The amount taken in by lapping. |
16. The sound of lapping. |
17. A watery food or drink. |
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phrasal-verb |
1. lap up To receive eagerly or greedily: lapping up praise. |
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verb-intransitive |
1. To lie partly on or over something; overlap. |
2. To form a lap or fold. |
3. To wind around or enfold something. |
4. To take in a liquid or food with the tongue. |
5. To wash against something with soft liquid sounds. |
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verb-transitive |
1. To place or lay (something) so as to overlap another: lapped the roof tiles so that water would run off. |
2. To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall. |
3. To fold (something) over onto itself: a cloth edge that had been lapped and sewn to make a hem. |
4. To wrap or wind around (something); encircle. |
5. To envelop in something; swathe: models who were lapped in expensive furs. |
6. To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint. |
7. 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. |
8. To convert (cotton or other fibers) into a sheet or layer. |
9. To polish (a surface) until smooth. |
10. To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted. |
11. To take in (a liquid or food) by lifting it with the tongue. |
12. To wash or slap against with soft liquid sounds: waves lapping the side of the boat. |
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