lap1 nounlap2 verb
laplap1 /læp/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINlap1
Origin:
1, 4-5 Old English læppa2-3 1800-1900 ➔ LAP23 in the earlier meaning ‘to run a single time round a track’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Every morning she swims fifty laps in the pool.
- Shannon sat on her mother's lap and smiled for the camera.
- With one lap to go in the race, Petty's car blew a tire.
- Dorothea sat at his feet, her head in his lap.
- From a three-hour flight, at the outside, when he'd only flown from London to Helsinki on the last lap?
- I pulled the covers up over my lap.
- Robyn sat on the floor by the fire, with her plate on her lap, and tucked in.
- She put her fists into her lap and crouched in her chair, the way people die in sparsely furnished rooms.
- She turned and leaned back into my lap, her shirt falling open.
Longman Language Activatorto have nearly finished something
especially British also be almost finished/done/through · I'm nearly finished -- I just want to put these files away.· Are you almost done in the shower?· Just give me a couple more minutes. I'm nearly through.
to have almost finished something, especially something that has taken a long time: · The election campaign is now on its last lap.· The regular season is in the home stretch, and the playoffs will soon begin.
British also put the finishing touch/touches on American to finish something by adding the last details, especially in order to make it look nice: · Sue's just putting the finishing touches to her make-up.· Painters are putting the finishing touches on the baseboards and railings.· The team are busy putting the finishing touches to the new design.
to finish something by adding the last parts or details: finish off something: · I came to work early this morning to finish off some urgent work for the boss.finish something off: · I usually partially cook steaks in the microwave and then finish them off on the grill.
to finish a meeting, an agreement etc by dealing with all the details that remain: · If we can tie up the loose ends in the next ten minutes, we'll break for an early lunch.· Apart from a few loose ends that need to be tied up, everything has gone according to schedule.
also finalise British to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle an agreement, plan, or arrangement in a satisfactory way: · Mr Samuels is flying to Detroit to finalize the details and sign the contract.· The meeting has been postponed until travel arrangements can be finalized.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Every morning she swims 50 laps in the pool. The last lap of their journey was by ship. She wasn’t used to living in the lap of luxury.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
British English, victory lap American English (=a lap to celebrate winning) The entire team took a victory lap in front of their cheering fans.
The entire team took a victory lap in front of their cheering fans. Every morning she swims 50 laps in the pool. The last lap of their journey was by ship. She wasn’t used to living in the lap of luxury. (=a very comfortable situation, especially compared to other situations or other people)· After camping for a week, my own bed felt like the lap of luxury.· The foreigners lived in the lap of luxury.
(=when a winning runner or player runs around the playing area)· He then took a victory lap around the arena.
(=hit something gently)· the sound of waves lapping against the boat
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Schumacher, setting the fastest lap of the race in the process, finally got past Blundell just before half-distance.· Thirteen pole positions, 14 fastest laps.
· No one could have asked for a better final lap over the 1. 527-mile oval at Homestead, Fla.· Earnhardt, 49, died of head trauma during the final lap of last Sunday's Daytona 500.· Entering the final lap, Boulmerka was bumped and stepped on by two runners, then bumped again from behind by another.
NOUN· He then took a victory lap around the floor of the arena and wound up having his picture taken with Ali.· A warm-up lap, unlike a victory lap, could be done by telephone.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in the lap of the gods
1the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down SYN kneeon somebody’s lap- And has been keeping him in the lap of luxury, hasn't he, all this time.
- Fido too is living in the lap of luxury in pet-crazy Britain.
- It should ensure your pet lives in the lap of luxury - without risking a legal challenge.
- Last week Katie Wood was living in the lap of luxury up in Wick.
- Whilst the interior allows you to sit in the lap of luxury.
Shannon sat on her mother’s lap.in somebody’s lap His hands were folded in his lap.2a single journey around a race track: Rubens Barrichello finished a lap ahead of his team-mate.lap of honour British English, victory lap American English (=a lap to celebrate winning) The entire team took a victory lap in front of their cheering fans.3American English a single journey from one end of a swimming pool to anotherdo/run/swim a lap Every morning she swims 50 laps in the pool.4a part of a long journey SYN leglap of The last lap of their journey was by ship.5in 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.6in the lap of the gods British English 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 controllap1 nounlap2 verb
laplap2 verb (past tense and past participle lapped, present participle lapping) 1
[intransitive, transitive] if water laps something or laps against something such as the shore or a boat, it moves against it or hits it in small waveslap against/over etc The waves lapped gently against the rocks. The tide was lapping the harbour wall.2 (also lap up) [transitive] if an animal laps water, milk etc, it drinks it by putting its tongue into it3[transitive] 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 noun [uncountable]: She could hear the soft lapping of the sea.lap something ↔ up phrasal verb1to 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.2if an animal laps up water, milk etc, it drinks it by putting its tongue into it: The cat began to lap up the milk.