lap

US /læp/
UK /læp/
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1.

the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person

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The child sat on her mother's lap.
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She placed the book on her lap.
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kneesthighs
2.

a single circuit of a track or racecourse

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The runner completed the final lap of the race.
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He was a lap ahead of his closest competitor.
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circuitround
1.

to flow over or against something with a gentle splashing sound

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The waves gently lapped against the shore.
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The cat lapped up the milk from the bowl.
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splashwashlick
2.

to overtake (a competitor in a race) to the extent of gaining a lead of one or more laps

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The lead runner managed to lap the slowest competitor.
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He was so fast he could lap most of the other runners.
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overtakeoutstrip
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lap upin the lap of luxuryin the lap of the gods