Antonyms for lapped
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lap |
| Phonetic Transcription : læp |
Definition of lapped
Origin :- Old English læppa (plural læppan) "skirt or flap of a garment," from Proto-Germanic *lapp- (cf. Old Frisian lappa, Old Saxon lappo, Middle Dutch lappe, Dutch lap, Old High German lappa, German Lappen "rag, shred," Old Norse leppr "patch, rag"), from PIE root *leb- "be loose, hang down."
- Sense of "lower part of a shirt" led to that of "upper legs of seated person" (c.1300). Used figuratively ("bosom, breast") from late 14c.; e.g. lap of luxury, first recorded 1802. From 15c.-In 17c. the word (often in plural) was a euphemism for "female pudendum," but this is not the source of lap dance, which is first recorded 1993.
- To lap dance, you undress, sit your client down, order him to stay still and fully clothed, then hover over him, making a motion that you have perfected by watching Mister Softee ice cream dispensers. [Anthony Lane, review of "Showgirls," "New Yorker," Oct. 16, 1995]
- That this is pleasure and not torment for the client is something survivors of the late 20c. will have to explain to their youngers.
- verb slosh, wash against
- verb overlap
- Folk of the land it had lapped in flame, with bale and brand.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
- Over these they lapped thinner ones, which gave us great pain.
- Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
- So I lapped thee in blankets and brought thee, to-morrow is a se'nnight.
- Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
- The stores of corn and fruit were lapped by millions of crimson tongues.
- Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
- Just as they had lapped the last drop of blood, he cast out the skin.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School » by Jessie Graham Flower
- And where it touched, unlike the wave, it did not retreat, but lapped on.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
- It ran full two columns and lapped over into a third column.
- Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
- Oh, how greedily it was lapped up, and with what hungry eyes she looked for more!
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- The three sections of rod of which each ring was composed, were lapped 30 ins.
- Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
- She should have been lapped in luxury, worn jewels equalling any Duchess's.
- Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
Synonyms for lapped
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