Pronunciation: /læp/
noun one circuit of a track or racecourse
A1 The cat sat on my lap.
A2 She placed the book on her lap while reading.
B1 He gently patted the baby's back as it lay on his lap.
B2 She balanced the laptop on her lap as she worked.
C1 The child nestled comfortably in his grandmother's lap.
C2 The musician's fingers danced across the piano keys in his lap.
verb to take up (liquid) with the tongue
A1 The cat likes to lap up milk from a bowl.
A2 She lapped the ice cream before it melted.
B1 The dog eagerly lapped at the water in the bowl.
B2 He lapped his opponent in the final lap of the race.
C1 The waves lapped gently against the shore as the sun set.
C2 She expertly lapped the competition in the championship race.
formal She placed the book on her lap and began reading.
informal I like to snuggle with my cat on the couch and let her sit on my lap.
slang I can't believe he let that secret slip, he totally lapped it up.
figurative The team lapped their competitors in the final stretch of the race.
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