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lapnoun

uk ​ /læp/ us ​ /læp/

lap noun (LEGS)

B2 [ C usually singular ] the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down:

Come and sit on my lap and I'll read you a story.

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lap noun (RACING)

B2 [ C ] a complete trip around a race track that is repeated several times during a competition:

He recorded the fastest lap in last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
After a strong start, she was passed by several runners in/on the final/last lap and finished ninth.
lap of honour UK US victory lap

› a run around a track or sports field that is made by a winner of a race or a team that has won a game

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in the lap of luxury
in the lap of the gods

lapverb

uk ​ /læp/ us ​ /læp/ -pp-

lap verb (IN RACING)

› [ T ] to go past someone in a race who has been round the track one less time than you:

He finished last after being lapped twice by the leading runners.

› [ I ] to make one complete trip around a track

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Phrasal verb(s)

lap sth up

(Definition of “lap” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"lap" in American English

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lapnoun

us ​ /læp/

lap noun (LEGS)

› [ C usually sing ] the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down:

Come and sit on my lap and I’ll read you a story.

lap noun (RACING)

› [ C ] one complete trip around a race track or from one end of a swimming pool to the other:

Each lap of the track is 400 meters.

lapverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /læp/ -pp-

lap verb [ I/T ] (HIT GENTLY)

› (of waves) to hit something gently, producing low sounds:

[ I/T ] Waves lapped (at) the shore.

Phrasal verb(s)

lap up something

(Definition of “lap” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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