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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.
1. a. : a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment. b. archaic : the skirt of a coat or dress. 2. a. : the clothing that lies on the knees, thighs, and lower part of the trunk when one sits. b. : the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person. 3. : responsible custody : control.
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.
1. a. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person. b. The portion of a garment that covers the lap. 2. A hanging or flaplike part, especially of a garment. 3. An area of responsibility, interest, or control: an opportunity that dropped in his lap. Idiom: the lap of luxury.
noun. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position. the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits. a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture: the lap of luxury.
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.
lap. (læp ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense laps , present participle lapping , past tense, past participle lapped. 1. countable noun. If you have something on your lap when you are sitting down, it is on top of your legs and near to your body. She waited quietly with her hands in her lap.
Definition of lap noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. laps. The loose lower part of a garment, which may be doubled or folded over; skirt of a coat or gown. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The front part of the skirt when it is held up to form a hollow place in which things can be carried. Webster's New World.
lap. verb. uk / læp / us present participle lapping | past tense and past participle lapped. lap against/on, etc sth. If water laps against something, it touches it gently in waves: The sea was lapping round his ankles.
