RhymeZone: lapse definitions

Definitions of lapse:

noun: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
Example: "A lapse of three weeks between letters"
noun: a failure to maintain a higher state
noun: a mistake resulting from inattention
verb: let slip
Example: "He lapsed his membership"
verb: end, at least for a long time
Example: "The correspondence lapsed"
verb: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
verb: pass by
Example: "Three years elapsed"
verb: go back to bad behavior
verb: pass into a specified state or condition