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noun
- 1. one circuit of a track during a race: "heavy rain stopped the race after 18 laps"
- 2. an overlapping or projecting part: "cut to the depth and width of the lap"
verb
- 1. overtake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead: "she lapped all of her rivals in the 3,000 metres" Similar
- 2. wrap or enfold someone or something in (something soft): literary "he was lapped in blankets" Similar
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LAP definition: 1. the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down: 2. a complete…. Learn more.
lap: [noun] a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment. the skirt of a coat or dress.
LAP meaning: 1. the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down: 2. a complete…. Learn more.
Lap definition: the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.. See examples of LAP used in a sentence.
27 meanings: 1. one circuit of a racecourse or track 2. a stage or part of a journey, race, etc 3. a. an overlapping part or.... Click for more definitions.
Word Origin noun sense 1 Old English læppa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lap, German Lappen ‘piece of cloth’. The word originally denoted a fold or flap of a garment (compare with lapel), later specifically one that could be used as a pocket or pouch, or the front of a skirt when held up to carry something (Middle English), hence the area between the waist and knees as a place where a child could be nursed or an object held. noun senses 2 to 3 Middle English (as a verb in the ...
Your lap is the top of your thighs when you sit down, where your cat might sit. Lap can also refer to a trip around a racetrack, or to the act of overtaking a competitor by a lap.
Definition of lap noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Word Origin verb sense 3 Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘coil, fold, or wrap’): from the noun lap sense (1). The current senses date from the mid 19th cent. verb senses 1 to 2 Old English lapian, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch lapen.
b. To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall.
