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How to pronounce lap in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lap covering
Type of cloth covering


his lap was covered with food stains.
Type Words
Synonyms lap up, lick
Type of drink, imbibe


The cat lapped up the milk.
Type Words
Synonyms lick
Type of touching, touch


the dog's laps were warm and wet.
Type Words
Synonyms overlap
Type of flap
Has types turnup, cuff, lapel, lappet


the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches.
Type Words
Synonyms lick
Type of stroke
Has types tongue
Type Words
Synonyms circle, circuit
Type of travel, locomotion
Has types pace lap, lap of honour, victory lap


he drove an extra lap just for insurance.
Type Words
Synonyms lave, wash
Type of flow
Type Words
Synonyms swish, swoosh, swosh
Type of sound, go
Type Words
Type of field, arena, orbit, sphere, area, domain
Has types lap of the gods


the job fell right in my lap.
Type Words
Type of lie
Type Words
Type of thigh


he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap.

Examples of lap

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DiSalvo's Ducati broke on Lap 28, the same lap where the red flag was displayed.
From the news-journalonline.com
A year later he clinched the title on the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
From the bloomberg.com
Between waves he clasped his gloved hands in his lap, or fiddled with his tunic.
From the mirror.co.uk
Lap 18 Vettel has regained the lead from Alonso wonderful duel between the pair.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Lap 42 fantastic battle between Alonso and Vettel coming round the first corner.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The tires cut a Corvette ZR1's Nurburgring lap time to 7 minutes and 19 seconds.
From the freep.com
He even briefly held a lap record of sorts around the Top Gear track in Britain.
From the nzherald.co.nz
After only a lap, the Victorian's margin had already climbed to almost a second.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Lap 63 FIfteen laps to go and it's Vettel, Alonso, Button, just about in a line.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
  • The upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
  • An area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
  • Lick: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
  • The part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"
  • Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"
  • A lap is a surface created between the knee and hips of a bipedal being when it is in a seated position. A lap only exists in this seated form, and not when a being is standing erect or when it is lying down.
  • Exalted is a role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing. The game is classified as high fantasy, but may be more accurately described as "mythic fantasy", as the developer specifically avoided drawing on J. R. R. ...
  • Lapping is a machining operation, in which two surfaces are rubbed together with an abrasive between them, by hand movement or by way of a machine.