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LAP

LAP is a 3 letter word which starts with the letter L and ends with the letter P for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
(n.) An edge; a border; a hem as of cloth.
(n.) The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively a place of rearing and fostering; as to be reared in the lap of luxury.
(n.) That part of any substance or fixture which extends over or lies upon or by the side of a part of another; as the lap of a board; also the measure of such extension over or upon another thing.
(n.) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).

Syllable Information

The word LAP is a 3 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for LAP is: lap


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