ALL meanings of lapse
lapse
L l - noun lapse A termination of a right etc, through disuse or neglect. 0
- noun lapse (weather) A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air. This condition usually occurs when skies are clear and between 1100 and 1600 hours, local time. Strong convection currents exist during lapse conditions. For chemical operations, the state is defined as unstable. This condition is normally considered the most unfavorable for the release of chemical agents. See lapse rate. 0
- noun lapse (law) A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective. 0
- noun lapse (theology) A fall or apostasy. 0
- verb lapse (Intransitive Verb) To fall away gradually; to subside. 0
- verb lapse (Intransitive Verb) To fall into error or heresy. 0
- verb lapse To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid. 0
- verb lapse (Intransitive Verb) To become void. 0
- verb lapse To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee. 0
- countable noun lapse A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well. 0
- countable noun lapse A lapse of something such as concentration or judgment is a temporary lack of that thing, which can often cause you to make a mistake. 0
- verb lapse If you lapse into a quiet or inactive state, you stop talking or being active. 0
- verb lapse If someone lapses into a particular way of speaking, or behaving, they start speaking or behaving in that way, usually for a short period. 0
- verb lapse Lapse is also a noun. 0
- singular noun lapse A lapse of time is a period that is long enough for a situation to change or for people to have a different opinion about it. 0
- verb lapse If a period of time lapses, it passes. 0
- verb lapse If a situation or legal contract lapses, it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended. 0
- verb lapse If a member of a particular religion lapses, they stop believing in it or stop following its rules and practices. 0
- noun lapse a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature 0
- noun lapse a break in occurrence, usage, etc 0
- noun lapse a gradual decline or a drop to a lower degree, condition, or state 0
- noun lapse a moral fall 0
- noun lapse the termination of some right, interest, or privilege, as by neglecting to exercise it or through failure of some contingency 0
- noun lapse the termination of coverage following a failure to pay the premiums 0
- verb lapse to drop in standard or fail to maintain a norm 0
- verb lapse to decline gradually or fall in status, condition, etc 0
- verb lapse to be discontinued, esp through negligence or other failure 0
- verb lapse to drift or slide (into a condition) 0
- verb lapse to turn away (from beliefs or norms) 0
- verb lapse (of a devise or bequest) to become void, as on the beneficiary's predeceasing the testator 0
- verb lapse (of time) to slip away 0
- noun lapse a slip of the tongue, pen, or memory; small error; fault 0
- noun lapse a falling away from a moral standard; moral slip 0
- noun lapse a falling or slipping into a lower or worse condition, esp. for a short time 0
- noun lapse a falling away from one's belief or faith 0
- noun lapse a gliding or passing away, as of time or of anything continuously flowing 0
- noun lapse a falling into ruin 0