lap
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/læp/
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/læp/
noun
C1
the flat area on top of your legs when you sit down
The cat slept on her lap.
R
one full circle around a track
He ran the fastest lap of the race.
R
one part of a longer journey or task
We completed the first lap of our trip.
verb
R
to touch gently with a soft sound, like waves
The water lapped at the shore.
R
to drink with the tongue, like a cat
The kitten lapped milk from the bowl.
R
to pass another runner by one or more full circles
She lapped the slowest runner twice.
translation
the flat area on top of your legs when you sit down; one full circle around a track; one part of a longer journey or task
to touch gently with a soft sound, like waves; to drink with the tongue, like a cat; to pass another runner by one or more full circles
Word Forms
Perfect
lapped
Progressive
lapping
3rd Present
laps
Plural
laps
Past
lapped