noun

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

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

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

verb

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

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

noun

1. The act or process of lapping.

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

   “the lap of a board”

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

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

verb

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

   “to lap a piece of cloth”

2. To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up

   “to lap a bandage around a finger”

3. To envelop, enfold

   “lapped in luxury”

verb

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

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

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

noun

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

Synonyms: laparoscopic surgery