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).

The state or condition of being in part extended over or by
the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the
second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.

prop. n. Name of an Albanian tribe inhabiting the regions of Argiri and Delvino, descendants from the ancient Japygians.

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.

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that
plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

s. 1. A sound of a softish body falling on a hard surface. 2. A smacing sound of the lips in eating.

i. [lâm hafif okunur] Arnavut kavminin Avlonya cihetinde sâkin olan bir şubesi ki, zekâ ve şecâatlarıyla ve sâde yaşayışlarıyla maruf olup, başlıca çobanlıkla yaşarlar ve ahlâk-ı kadîmelerini muhâfaza edip, bedâheten şiir söylemeye de zükûr ve inâsın isti‘dâd-ı tabîîleri vardır.

f. katlamak, dolamak; yalayarak içmek, şapırdatmak; tur bindirmek. The cats were lapping the milk. (Kediler sütü yalayarak içiyordu.)

mh. Köpeğin dil ile bir şey yalarken çıkardığı ses ve ona müşâbih bir şeyin düşerken veya çıkarken verdiği sesi taklit ve bu hareketi tasvir eder: köpek suyu lap lap içti; et çengelden lap yere düştü.

An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.