LAP definition: 1. the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down: 2. a complete…. Learn more.

The meaning of LAP is a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment. How to use lap in a sentence.

lap - the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"

Your lap is the top of your thighs when you sit down, where your cat might sit. Lap can also refer to a trip around a racetrack, or to the act of overtaking a competitor by a lap.

If you have something on your lap when you are sitting down, it is on top of your legs and near to your body. She waited quietly with her hands in her lap. Hugh glanced at the child on her …

to get a lap or more ahead of (a competitor) in racing, as on an oval track. to cut or polish with a lap. to join, as by scarfing, to form a single piece with the same dimensions throughout.

LAP meaning: 1 : the area between the knees and the hips of a person who is sitting down; 2 : in a situation of great ease, comfort, and wealth

LAP definition: 1. Your lap is the top part of your legs when you are sitting down: 2. one journey around a…. Learn more.

Definition of lap noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

In a race, a competitor completes a lap when they have gone around a course once. ...that last lap of the race. In a race, if you lap another competitor, you go past them while they are still on …