Definition of laps

"laps" in the noun sense

1. lap

the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

"he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"

2. lap

an area of control or responsibility

"the job fell right in my lap"

3. lap, lap covering

the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

"his lap was covered with food stains"

4. lap, overlap

a flap that lies over another part

"the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

5. lap, circle, circuit

movement once around a course

"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

6. lick, lap

touching with the tongue

"the dog's laps were warm and wet"

"laps" in the verb sense

1. lap

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

2. lick, lap

pass the tongue over

"the dog licked her hand"

3. lap, swish, swosh, swoosh

move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

"The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"

"The curtain swooshed open"

4. lap, lap up, lick

take up with the tongue

"The cat lapped up the milk"

"the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

5. lave, lap, wash

wash or flow against

"the waves laved the shore"

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Quotations for laps

Love lieth deep; Love dwells not in lip-depths;
Love laps his wings on either side the heart
Absorbing all the incense of sweet thoughts,
So that they pass not to the shrine of sound. [ Alfred Tennyson ]

laps in Scrabble®

The word laps is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters laps:

PALS
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laps in Words With Friends™

The word laps is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters laps:

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Word Growth involving laps

Shorter words in laps

la lap

Longer words containing laps

claps handclaps

claps thunderclaps

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dewlaps

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