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lap
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læp/
- Rhymes: -æp
Etymology 1
From Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa (“skirt or flap of a garment”), from Proto-Germanic *lappô (“cloth; rag”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). Cognate with Dutch lap (“cloth; rag”), German Lappen (“cloth; lobe; flap”), Icelandic leppur (“rag; patch”).
Noun
lap (plural laps)
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- 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
- The upper legs of a seated person.
- (archaic, euphemistic) The female pudenda. [17th century]
- (construction) A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
lap (third-person singular simple present laps, present participle lapping, simple past and past participle lapped)
- (transitive) To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- Her garment spreads, and laps him in the fold.
- (transitive) To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- a. 1839, Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Gog
- to lap his head on lady's breast
- a. 1839, Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Gog
References
Etymology 2
From Middle English lappen (“to fold, wrap”) from earlier wlappen (“to fold, wrap”), from Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian (“to wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wlapp-, *wrapp- (“to wrap, fold, roll up, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up, embrace”), dialectal Danish vravle (“to wind”), Old Italian goluppare (“to wrap, fold up”) (from Germanic). Doublet of wrap. Also related to envelop, develop.
The sense of "to get a lap ahead (of someone) on a track" is from 1847, on notion of "overlapping." The noun meaning "a turn around a track" (1861) is from this sense.
Verb
lap (third-person singular simple present laps, present participle lapping, simple past and past participle lapped)
- (transitive) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- (transitive) to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- About the paper […] I lapped several times a slender thread of very black silk.
- (transitive) to envelop, enfold
- (intransitive) to wind around
- (transitive) To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
- (transitive) To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- (intransitive) To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
- 1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musaeum Regalis Societatis
- The upper wings are opacous […] ; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a fly.
- 1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musaeum Regalis Societatis
- (transitive, sports, motor racing) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
lap (plural laps)
- The act or process of lapping.
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
- 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 below).
- (sports) One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool
- In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
- A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
- A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
Derived terms
- lap of honor/lap of honour
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English lappen, from Old English lapian, from Proto-Germanic *lap?n?, *lapjan? (“to lick; lap”), from imitative Proto-Indo-European *leh?b- (“to lap, lick”); akin to Old High German laffen (“to lick”), Old Norse lepja, Danish labe, Old Saxon lepil, German Löffel (“spoon”). Cognate with Latin lambere (“lick”). French lamper is a loanword from German. Compare Danish leffe, dialect German läffeln.
Verb
lap (third-person singular simple present laps, present participle lapping, simple past and past participle lapped)
- (transitive, intransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
- 1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatises
- The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty, lap hastily […] as they run along the shore.
- 1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatises
- (intransitive, of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Passing of Arthur
- I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, / And the wild water lapping on the crag.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Passing of Arthur
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
lap (countable and uncountable, plural laps)
- The taking of liquid into the mouth with the tongue.
- 1955, Ann Haven Morgan, Kinships of Animals and Man: A Textbook of Animal Biology (page 176)
- With each lap of its tongue a cat gathers up milk and throws it well back into the gateway of its throat […]
- 1955, Ann Haven Morgan, Kinships of Animals and Man: A Textbook of Animal Biology (page 176)
- (obsolete, slang, uncountable) Liquor; alcoholic drink.
References
- 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
Further reading
- “laper” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
- Bratchet, A. (1873) , “laper”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co.
Etymology 4
Noun
lap (plural laps)
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of laparoscopy.
Adjective
lap (not comparable)
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of laparoscopic.
Anagrams
- ALP, APL, LPA, PAL, PLA, Pal, Pla, alp, pal
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lap, from Middle Dutch lap, from Old Dutch lap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lap/
Noun
lap (plural lappe, diminutive lappie)
- A patch, a rag, a piece of cloth.
- A plot, a tract (of ground).
Derived terms
- lappieskombers
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *lapa. An onomatopoeic cognate to Greek ????? (lápto, “to lick”), Lithuanian lapth (“to swallow greedily”), Proto-Slavic *lopati (“to eat greedily”), and the like.
Verb
lap (first-person singular past tense lapa)
- to slurp, lap up
Derived terms
- lëpij
- lëpis
References
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Middle Mongolian ??? (lab). Compare Mongolian ??? (lav, “clearly, actually, surely, evidently”).
Adverb
lap
- even (emphasizing a comparative or superlative)
- very
- downright, right, immediately, directly used to emphasize the following phrase
Usage notes
Determiner
lap
- very (the same; identical) (especially when used with h?min)
References
Further reading
- “lap” in Obastan.com.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?p/
- Hyphenation: lap
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lap, lappe, from Old Dutch lap, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). Cognate with German Lappen.
Noun
lap m (plural lappen, diminutive lapje n)
- A rag, a piece of cloth.
- A patch, a piece of cloth.
- A slice of meat.
- A plot, a tract (of ground).
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lap
- Indonesian: lap
- Papiamentu: lapi
See also
- (rag): vod
References
Etymology 2
Probably from sense 1, which dialectically meant "blow, strike" and evolved into "stupidity." Or, possibly from an original sense of "lap up," referring to sloppy children, for which see English lap.
Noun
lap m (plural lappen, diminutive lapje n)
- (obsolete, except in compounds) A bloke, dude, bum; especially a drunk or objectionable one.
Derived terms
Further reading
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010) , “lap2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
lap
- (chiefly Belgium) exclamation of dismay, disappointment
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lap
- first-person singular present indicative of lappen
- imperative of lappen
Anagrams
- pal
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *lapp? (“flat surface”), either directly or as a back-formation from lapos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?p]
- Hyphenation: lap
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
lap (plural lapok)
- sheet (thin, flat piece of any solid material)
- sheet (piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, printing or other uses)
- (proscribed, archaic) page (one side of a written or printed paper sheet)
- newspaper, magazine, periodical (publication issued regularly)
- greeting card, postcard (decorated card made of thick paper that is sent or given to someone)
- playing card (one piece out of a pack of cards used to play games)
- (computing) tab (virtual space of a window where one of many simultaneously opened documents is displayed)
- (geometry) face (any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron)
- Synonym: (a less technical term in this sense) oldal
- (in the possessive) top (the flat, horizontal surface of a table or desk)
- (in the possessive) flat (flat side of something, as opposed to the edge)
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- lap in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?lap?]
- Hyphenation: lap
Etymology 1
From Dutch lap, from Middle Dutch lap, lappe, from Old Dutch lap, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).
Noun
lap (plural lap-lap, first-person possessive lapku, second-person possessive lapmu, third-person possessive lapnya)
- a rag, a piece of cloth.
Etymology 2
From English lap, from Middle English lappen (“to fold, wrap”) from earlier wlappen (“to fold, wrap”), from Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian (“to wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wlapp-, *wrapp- (“to wrap, fold, roll up, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”)
Noun
lap (plural lap-lap, first-person possessive lapku, second-person possessive lapmu, third-person possessive lapnya)
- lap:
- one circuit around a race track, or
- Synonym: putaran
- one traversal down and then back the length of a pool
- one circuit around a race track, or
Further reading
- “lap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German loup, from Old High German loup, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laub? (“leaf”). Cognate with German Laub, English leaf.
Noun
lap n
- leaf
References
- “lap” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lap/
Adverb
lap (Perso-Arabic spelling ??)
- quickly
- soon
Alternative forms
- lab
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)?[12], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, ?ISBN
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English laugh.
Noun
lap
- laughter
Verb
lap
- to laugh
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loo
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /lu?/
- (US) IPA(key): /lu/
- Rhymes: -u?
Etymology 1
Clipped form of halloo.
Interjection
loo
- A cry to urge on hunting dogs.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of King Lear, Scene xi, ll. 1857 f.:
- Edg. Pilicock sate on pelicocks hill, a lo lo lo.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of King Lear, Scene xi, ll. 1857 f.:
Alternative forms
- 'loo; lo, lowe (obsolete)
Derived terms
- loo in
Verb
loo (third-person singular simple present loos, present participle looing, simple past and past participle looed)
- (now dialect, used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.
- 1667, John Denham, "Directions to a Painter", ll. 21 f.:
- And therefore next uncouple either Hound [sc. George Monck and Prince Rupert],
And loo them at two Hares ere one be found.
- And therefore next uncouple either Hound [sc. George Monck and Prince Rupert],
- 1667, John Denham, "Directions to a Painter", ll. 21 f.:
Etymology 2
Clipped form of lanterloo.
Noun
loo (uncountable)
- Alternative form of lanterloo: the card game.
- 1714, Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, iii, 22:
- Ev'n mighty Pam that Kings and Queens o'erthrew,
And mow'd down Armies in the Fights of Lu.
- Ev'n mighty Pam that Kings and Queens o'erthrew,
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, To Dr. Helsham, 16:
- Yet, ladies are seldom at ombre or lue sick.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, I, Ch. viii, p. 80:
- On entering the drawing-room, she found the whole party at loo.
- 1714, Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, iii, 22:
- The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick.
- An act that prompts such a penalty.
- A game of lanterloo.
- (figuratively) Any group of people.
Alternative forms
- lu, liew, lue (obsolete)
Derived terms
Verb
loo (third-person singular simple present loos, present participle looing, simple past and past participle looed)
- (transitive) To beat in the card game lanterloo.
- 1847, Henry Cockton, The Love Match (page 232)
- He was seldom indeed without two good trumps, and therefore almost invariably loo'd those who stood.
- 1847, Henry Cockton, The Love Match (page 232)
- To pay a penalty to the pool for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick in lanterloo.
- (figuratively, now dialect) To pay any penalty to any community.
Translations
Etymology 3
From French loup (“wolf; mask, eyemask”). Doublet of wolf.
Noun
loo (plural loos)
- (fashion, obsolete) A half-mask, particularly (historical) those velvet half-masks fashionable in the 17th century as a means of protecting women's complexion from the sun.
- a. 1685, Mary Evelyn, "The Fop-dictionary" in Mundus Muliebris, p. 18:
- Loo Mask. An half Mask.
- a. 1685, Mary Evelyn, "The Fop-dictionary" in Mundus Muliebris, p. 18:
Derived terms
- loo mask
See also
- domino mask
Etymology 4
From Hindi ????? (ulk?), from Sanskrit ????? (ulk?, “flame”).
Noun
loo
- (India) A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, "The Man Who Would be King" in The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales, p. 78:
- It was a pitchy black night, as stifling as a June night can be, and the loo, the red-hot wind from the westward, was booming among the tinder-dry trees and pretending that the rain was on its heels.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, "The Man Who Would be King" in The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales, p. 78:
Etymology 5
Of uncertain etymology, although usually derived in some way from Waterloo, the site of Wellington's 1815 victory over Napoleon, likely via a pun based on water closet. Other suggested derivations include corruptions of French l'eau (“water”), lieu (“place”), lieux d'aisances (“'places of convenience': a lavatory”), lieu à l'anglaise (“'English place': a British-style lavatory”), bordalou (“a diminutive chamber pot”) or gare l'eau (“'mind the water'”), via Scots gardyloo, formerly used in Edinburgh while emptying chamber pots out of windows; the supposed use of "Room 100" as the lavatory in Continental hotels; a popularisation of lew, a regional corruption of lee (“downwind”), in reference to shepherds' privies or the former use of beakheads on that side of the ship for urination and defecation; or a clipped form of the name of the unpopular 19th-century Countess of Lichfield Lady Harriett Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Anson, who was the subject of an 1867 prank whereby her bedroom's namecard was placed on the door to the lavatory, prompting the other guests to begin speaking of "going to Lady Louisa".
Noun
loo (plural loos)
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- 1940, Nancy Mitford, Pigeon Pie, Ch. ii, p. 27:
- I suppose it is unreal because we have been expecting it [sc. World War II] for so long now, and have known that it must be got over before we can go on with our lives. Like in the night when you want to go to the loo and it is miles away down a freezing cold passage and yet you know you have to go down that passage before you can be happy and sleep again.
- 2006, Garth Thompson & al., The Guide?s Guide to Guiding, 3rd ed., p. 160:
- Ensure that the tents are well-sited and clean, rubbish bins empty, and that the loos have toilet paper.
- 1940, Nancy Mitford, Pigeon Pie, Ch. ii, p. 27:
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
- 2009, Katharina Kane, Lonely Planet: The Gambia and Senegal, p. 275:
- The lack of running water in rural areas often makes Western-style loos hygienic disasters. Suddenly the noncontact squat toilet doesn?t look like such a bad option any more (as long as you roll up your trouser legs).
- 2010, Meegan Jones, Sustainable Event Management, p. 206:
- Waterless urinals are a great way of keeping the guys out of the cubicle toilets, keeping the urine separated from the solid waste (when using composting loos) and reducing water consumption if you have flush loos.
- 2009, Katharina Kane, Lonely Planet: The Gambia and Senegal, p. 275:
Synonyms
- (room): See Thesaurus:bathroom
- (fixture): See Thesaurus:toilet
Derived terms
- loo paper
- loo roll
- portaloo
Translations
Etymology 6
Clipped form of lieutenant.
Noun
loo
- Lieutenant.
- 2012, J. D. Robb, New York to Dallas, Penguin (?ISBN), page 91
- I asked my loo to let me escort you in. I wanted a moment to thank you personally.” “There's no need.” “So you said before, but there is. And was. I'll take you in to Lieutenant Ricchio.”
- 2012, J. D. Robb, New York to Dallas, Penguin (?ISBN), page 91
References
Anagrams
- OOL
Dutch
Alternative forms
- lo
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lôo, from Old Dutch l?, *l?h, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz. Cognate with English lea and leigh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo?/
- Hyphenation: loo
- Rhymes: -o?
Noun
loo n or f (plural loo's or loon)
- (historical, geography) A clearing in a forest.
- 1906, Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, page 41.
- 1906, Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, page 41.
- (historical, geography) A forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings.
- 1930, Nomina geographica Neerlandica, pages 9 & 10.
- 1930, Nomina geographica Neerlandica, pages 9 & 10.
Derived terms
- Almelo
- Ermelo
- Hengelo
- Het Loo
- Twello
- Venlo
- Waterloo
Estonian
Noun
loo
- genitive singular of lugu
- genitive singular of lood
- genitive singular of loog
Verb
loo
- present indicative connegative of looma
- second-person singular imperative of looma
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish lugu, comparative form of bec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lu?/
Adjective
loo
- comparative degree of beg (“small, minor”)
See also
- smoo
Spanish
Verb
loo
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of loar.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lô?]
Pronoun
lóo
- Alternative form of lowo
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lô?]
Pronoun
lóo
- Alternative form of lowo
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