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lapse


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lapse 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  lapse 
 
  Sense  6 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  fly,  fell,  vanish 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lapse 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  lapse 
 
  Sense  6 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  fly,  fell,  vanish 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lapse 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lapse 
 
  6  senses  of  lapse 
 
  Sense  1 
  sink,  pass,  lapse 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  lapse 
  =>  end  finish,  terminate,  cease 
 
  Sense  3 
  lapse,  backslide 
  =>  slip,  drop  off  drop  away  fall  away 
 
  Sense  4 
  relapse,  lapse,  recidivate,  regress,  retrogress,  fall  back 
 
  Sense  5 
  lapse 
  =>  forfeit,  give  up  throw  overboard,  waive,  forgo 
 
  Sense  6 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  advance,  progress,  pass  on  move  on  march  on  go  on 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lapse 
 
  lapse  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lapse 
 
  Sense  1 
  sink,  pass,  lapse 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  lapse 
  =>  end  finish,  terminate,  cease 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lapse,  backslide 
  =>  slip,  drop  off  drop  away  fall  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  relapse,  lapse,  recidivate,  regress,  retrogress,  fall  back 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  lapse 
  =>  forfeit,  give  up  throw  overboard,  waive,  forgo 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  advance,  progress,  pass  on  move  on  march  on  go  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lapse 
  collapse 
  gravitational  collapse 
  lapse 
  mitral  valve  prolapse 
  prolapse 
  relapse 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lapse 
 
  The  noun  lapse  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  oversight,  lapse  --  (a  mistake  resulting  from  inattention) 
  2.  (1)  lapse  --  (a  break  or  intermission  in  the  occurrence  of  something  "a  lapse  of  three  weeks  between  letters") 
  3.  (1)  backsliding,  lapse,  lapsing,  recidivism,  relapse,  relapsing,  reversion,  reverting  --  (a  failure  to  maintain  a  higher  state) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lapse 
 
  The  verb  lapse  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sink,  pass,  lapse  --  (pass  into  a  specified  state  or  condition:  "He  sank  into  Nirvana") 
  2.  (1)  lapse  --  (end,  at  least  for  a  long  time;  "The  correspondence  lapsed") 
  3.  (1)  lapse,  backslide  --  (drop  to  a  lower  level;  as  in  one's  morals  or  standards) 
  4.  (1)  relapse,  lapse,  recidivate,  regress,  retrogress,  fall  back  --  (go  back  to  bad  behavior;  "Those  who  recidivate  are  often  minor  criminals") 
  5.  lapse  --  (let  slip;  "He  lapsed  his  membership") 
  6.  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along  --  (pass  by  as  of  time) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lapse 
  lapsed 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lapse 
 
  The  noun  lapse  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  oversight,  lapse  --  (a  mistake  resulting  from  inattention) 
  2.  (1)  lapse  --  (a  break  or  intermission  in  the  occurrence  of  something  "a  lapse  of  three  weeks  between  letters") 
  3.  (1)  backsliding,  lapse,  lapsing,  recidivism,  relapse,  relapsing,  reversion,  reverting  --  (a  failure  to  maintain  a  higher  state) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lapse 
 
  The  verb  lapse  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sink,  pass,  lapse  --  (pass  into  a  specified  state  or  condition:  "He  sank  into  Nirvana") 
  2.  (1)  lapse  --  (end,  at  least  for  a  long  time;  "The  correspondence  lapsed") 
  3.  (1)  lapse,  backslide  --  (drop  to  a  lower  level;  as  in  one's  morals  or  standards) 
  4.  (1)  relapse,  lapse,  recidivate,  regress,  retrogress,  fall  back  --  (go  back  to  bad  behavior;  "Those  who  recidivate  are  often  minor  criminals") 
  5.  lapse  --  (let  slip;  "He  lapsed  his  membership") 
  6.  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along  --  (pass  by  as  of  time) 



lapse definition