lap

lap
lap1 [læp] n
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
1
2
3
4¦(part of journey)¦
5 in the lap of luxury
6 in the lap of the gods
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
[Sense: 1, 4-5; Origin: Old English lAppa]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: LAP2]
[Sense: 3; Origin: in the earlier meaning 'to run a single time round a track']
1.) the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down
= ↑knee on sb's lap
▪ Shannon sat on her mother's lap.
in sb's lap
▪ His hands were folded in his lap.
2.) a single journey around a race track
▪ Rubens Barrichello finished a lap ahead of his team-mate.
lap of honour
BrE /victory lap
AmE (=a lap to celebrate winning)
▪ The entire team took a victory lap in front of their cheering fans.
3.) AmE a single journey from one end of a swimming pool to another
do/run/swim a lap
▪ Every morning she swims 50 laps in the pool.
4.) ¦(PART OF JOURNEY)¦
a part of a long journey
= ↑leg lap of
▪ The last lap of their journey was by ship.
5.) in the lap of luxury
having an easy and comfortable life with a lot of money, possessions etc
▪ She wasn't used to living in the lap of luxury .
6.) in the lap of the gods
BrE if the result of something is in the lap of the gods, you do not know what will happen because it depends on things you cannot control
lap 2
lap2 v past tense and past participle lapped present participle lapping
[Sense: 1-2; Origin: Old English lapian]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from LAP11 in the earlier meaning 'fold, piece of cloth']
1.) [I and T]
if water laps something or laps against something such as the shore or a boat, it moves against it or hits it in small waves
lap against/over etc
▪ The waves lapped gently against the rocks.
▪ The tide was lapping the harbour wall.
2.) also lap up [T]
if an animal laps water, milk etc, it drinks it by putting its tongue into it
3.) [T]
to pass a competitor in a race who is one complete lap behind you
▪ Erik Gomas spun off the track when trying to lap Andrew Scott.
>lapping n [U]
▪ She could hear the soft lapping of the sea.
lap up [lap sth<=>up] phr v
1.) to enjoy something without worrying about whether it is good, true etc
▪ She's lapping up all the attention she's getting.
▪ The humour was lapped up by an appreciative crowd.
2.) if an animal laps up water, milk etc, it drinks it by putting its tongue into it
▪ The cat began to lap up the milk.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, , / , , / , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lap — (l[a^]p), n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. An edge; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lap — Ⅰ. lap [1] ► NOUN ▪ the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. ● fall (or drop) into someone s lap Cf. ↑fall into someone s lap ● in someone s lap Cf. ↑in someone s lap …   English terms dictionary

  • lap — lap1 [lap] n. [ME lappe < OE læppa, fold or hanging part of a garment, skin; akin to Ger lappen < IE base * leb , lāb , to hang down > L labare, to totter, labi, to fall, sink, lapsus, a fall] 1. Now Rare the loose lower part of a… …   English World dictionary

  • LAP — 1922 1987 Jean Laplaine, dit Lap, fut l’un des personnages les plus représentatifs de la continuité caricaturale propre au Canard enchaîné . Il naquit à Joigny en 1922. Après avoir participé activement à la Résistance, il collabora au quotidien… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lap — Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lap — Lap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapping}.] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. [1913 Webster] To lap his head on lady s breast. Praed. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lap — Lap, v. i. To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap. [1913 Webster] The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • LAP — steht für: Lehrabschlussprüfung Lebensabschnittspartner, siehe Lebensgefährte Landesanstalt für Pflanzenbau Forchheim L.A.P., ein Spiel LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ein Verlag der VDM Publishing Gruppe. Landschaftspflegerischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lap — Lap, n. 1. The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap. [1913 Webster] 2. The sound of lapping. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lap — Lap, v. i. [OE. lappen, lapen, AS. lapian; akin to LG. lappen, OHG. laffan, Icel. lepja, Dan. lade, Sw. l[ a]ppja, L. lambere; cf. Gr. ?, W. llepio. Cf. {Lambent}.] 1. To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lap up — lap up, v. t. [See {lap}, v. i.] 1. To take up (drink or food) with the tongue; to drink by licking up. [1913 Webster] 2. (fig.) To accept or enjoy enthusiatically and uncritically. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”