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lap

/ˈlæp/

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noun

plural laps

[count] :the area between the knees and the hips of a person who is sitting down

A child was sitting on his lap.

She held the baby in/on her lap.

He kept his hands in/on his lap.

The students rested the books in/on their laps. - compare 3lap

drop/fall into your lap

or land in your lap

informal

If something good drops/falls into your lap or lands in your lap, it comes to you suddenly in an unexpected way even though you did not try to get it.

This wonderful new job just fell into my lap when I was least expecting it!

drop/dump (something) in/into/on your lap

informal

If something is dropped/dumped in/into/on your lap, it is given to you suddenly even though you did not want it or expect it.

Another major problem was dumped into her lap.

in the lap of luxury

in a situation of great ease, comfort, and wealth

She was reared in the lap of luxury.

in the lap of the gods

chiefly Brit :not yet decided or certain

The election is too close to call: the result is in the lap of the gods.

verb

laps; lapped; lapping

[+ obj] to cause (something) to partly cover something else - often + over

lap one shingle over another

to go past (another racer who is one or more laps behind you)

When I lapped the runner who was in second place, I knew I'd have an easy victory. - compare 4lap

noun

plural laps

[count] an act of going completely around a track or over a course when you are running, swimming, etc.

The race is 12 laps long.

With one lap remaining, the race was still close.

the last/final lap of the race

(US) He was swimming/doing laps in the pool. [=he was swimming from one end of the pool to the other and then back again]

The winner of a race often takes a victory lap (US) or lap of honour (Brit) by going around the track or over the course alone one more time as a way to celebrate.

a part of a journey

They were in the last lap [=stage, leg] of their trip home from Europe. - compare 1lap

verb

laps; lapped; lapping

to drink by licking with the tongue [no obj]

The dog was lapping at the water in the puddle. [+ obj]

The cat lapped the water in the dish. - often + up

The dog lapped up the water in the puddle. - often used figuratively

The crowd lapped up every word he said. [=the crowd eagerly listened to and accepted every word he said]

He was making some outrageous claims, but the audience was really lapping it up.

of water :to move repeatedly over or against something in gentle waves [no obj]

The waves lapped at/against the shore. [+ obj]

Waves gently lapped the shore. - compare 2lap

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