lap

Definition

  • noun: the area between the knees and the hips of a person who is sitting down
  • noun: a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
  • verb: to cause (something) to partly cover something else
  • verb: to fold over or around something
  • often + 'over'
  • synonyms: wind, skirt, apron

Examples

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

  • When I 'lapped' the runner who was in second place, I knew I'd have an easy victory.

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