lap

¹lap

noun \ˈlap\

Definition of LAP

1

a : a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment b archaic : the skirt of a coat or dress

2

a : the clothing that lies on the knees, thighs, and lower part of the trunk when one sits b : the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person

3

: responsible custody : control <going to drop the whole thing in your lap — Hamilton Basso>

— lap·ful \ˈlap-ˌfu̇l\ noun

— the lap of luxury

: an environment of great ease, comfort, and wealth

Origin of LAP

Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old High German lappa flap

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with LAP

cap, chap, clap, crap, flap, frap, gap, gape, hap, knap, Lapp, map, nap, nape, nappe, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, Yap, zap