Lapse

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Noun

lapse

1. a temporary failure; a slip
2. a decline or fall in standards
3. a pause in continuity
4. an interval of time between events
5. a termination of a right etc, through disuse or neglect

Verb

to lapse (transitive)

1. to allow something to lapse

to lapse (intransitive)

1. to suffer a lapse

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