lap

The students rested the books in/on their laps.
drop/fall into your lap ( or land in your lap )
informal
◇ If something good drops/falls into your lap or lands in your lap, it comes to you suddenly in an unexpected way even though you did not try to get it.
This wonderful new job just fell into my lap when I was least expecting it!

drop/dump ( something ) in/into/on your lap
informal
◇ If something is dropped/dumped in/into/on your lap, it is given to you suddenly even though you did not want it or expect it.
Another major problem was dumped into her lap.

in the lap of luxury
: in a situation of great ease, comfort, and wealth
She was reared in the lap of luxury.
in the lap of the gods
chiefly Brit : not yet decided or certain
The election is too close to call: the result is in the lap of the gods.
— compare lap, 3
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II
verb , laps, lapped, lap�ping [ obj ]
1 : to cause ( something ) to partly cover something else
— often over
lap one shingle over another
2 : to go past ( another racer who is one or more laps behind you )
When I lapped the runner who was in second place, I knew I'd have an easy victory.
— compare lap, 4
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III
noun , pl laps [ count ]
1 : an act of going completely around a track or over a course when you are running, swimming, etc.
The race is 12 laps long.
With one lap remaining, the race was still close.
the last/final lap of the race
( 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 winner of a race often takes a victory lap ( US ) or lap of honour ( Brit ) by going around the track or over the course alone one more time as a way to celebrate.
2 : a part of a journey
They were in the last lap [=stage, leg] of their trip home from Europe.
— compare lap, 1
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IV
verb , laps, lapped, lap�ping
1 : to drink by licking with the tongue
[ no obj ] The dog was lapping at the water in the puddle.
[ obj ] The cat lapped the water in the dish.
— often up
The dog lapped up the water in the puddle.

— often used figuratively
The crowd lapped up every word he said. [=the crowd eagerly listened to and accepted every word he said]
He was making some outrageous claims, but the audience was really lapping it up.

2 of water : to move repeatedly over or against something in gentle waves
[ no obj ] The waves lapped at/against the shore.
[ obj ] Waves gently lapped the shore.
— compare lap, 2
lapping noun [ noncount ]
the lapping of the waveslap UK US [l�p] noun [laps]
LEGS
1. A countable usually singular the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down
• Come and sit on my lap and I'll read you a story.
★ SMART thesaurus
The leg
Extra Examples
• She nursed the crying child on her lap.
• "Oh, you're a sweetheart, " she said, when I placed the breakfast tray on her lap.
• She bumped into his tray, knocking the food onto his lap.
• The children sat on my lap.
• I balanced the books on my lap.
RACING
2. countable a complete journey around a race track that is repeated several times during a competition
• He recorded the fastest lap in last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
• After a strong start, she was passed by several runners in/on the final/last lap and finished ninth.
★ SMART thesaurus
Athletics
Motor racing
Parts and stages of competitions
3. lap of honour UK ( US victory lap )
a journey around a track or sports field that is made by a winner of a race or a team that has won a game
★ SMART thesaurus
Parts and stages of competitions

Idioms in the lap of luxury ▪ in the lap of the gods
verb [ - pp - ]
RACING
1. transitive to go past someone in a race who has been round the track one less time than you
• He finished last after being lapped twice by the leading runners.
★ SMART thesaurus
Athletics
Motor racing
Scoring, winning and losing in sport
Winning and defeating
Losing and being defeated
2. intransitive to make one complete journey around a track
★ SMART thesaurus
Athletics
Motor racing
Competing in sport
Competing and contending ( non - sporting ) >
DRINK
3. transitive ( of an animal ) to drink a liquid by taking it in small amounts into the mouth with a lot of short quick movements of the tongue
★ SMART thesaurus
Animal ( non - human ) behaviour
HIT GENTLY
4. intransitive or transitive ( of waves ) to hit something gently, producing quiet sounds
• The water lapped against the side of the pool.
• The waves gently lapped the shore.
★ SMART thesaurus
Waves

Phrasal Verb lap something up/lap/
n. , vi. , vt.
● دامن، دامان ( شکم و ران های شخص نشسته - بخشی از جامه که این قسمت بدن را می پوشاند )
the child was sitting on her mother's lap
کودک بر دامن مادرش نشسته بود.
I sat on my grandfather's lap
روی زانوی پدربزرگم نشستم.
laptop
روی زانویی
laptop computer
کامپیوتر دستی یا کیفی
● ( جلو پیراهن که در آن چیزی ریخته باشند ) یک دامن پر
when he got to the rose bush, Sa'di wanted to fill his lap ( with roses ) for his disciples, but rose - fragrance so intoxicated him that he let go of his lap
سعدی می خواست که چون به درخت گل رسد دامنی پر کند هدیه ی اصحاب را ولی بوی گل چنان مستش کرد که دامنش از دست برفت.
a lap full of apples
یک دامن پر از سیب
● ( مجازی ) جای پرورش و محبت، آغوش
she had been reared in the lap of luxury
او در دامان تجمل و وفور ( در ناز و نعمت ) پرورش یافته بود.
he was brought back into the lap of the church again
دوباره او را به آغوش کلیسا باز گرداندند.
● ( نادر ) پایین پالتو یا کت های بلند قدیمی، دامن پالتو
● هر چیز گودی دار و دامن مانند
a lake sparkling in the lap of a mountain
دریاچه ای که در دامن کوه می درخشید
● لبه بر لبه، لب به لب ( بخشی که روی بخش دیگر قرار گیرد ) ، همپوش، روی هم افتاده، میزان روی هم افتادگی، محل روی هم افتادگی
● همپوشی، روی هم افتادگی، لب به لبگی، تا شدگی
● لبه بر لبه شدن یا بودن، همپوش بودن
to lap shingles in laying a roof
لب به لب قرار دادن سفال های بام
the planes were flying so close to each other that their wings lapped
هواپیماها آنقدر نزدیک به هم پرواز می کردند که بال هایشان لب به لب شده بود.
one board laps the other
یک تخته روی لبه ی تخته ی دیگر قرار می گیرد.
● یک دور گردش ( مثلا یک حلقه ی طناب به دور تنه ی درخت )
● ( در مسابقات دو و اسب دوانی و غیره ) یک دور میدان، ( شنا ) یک طول استخر، ( مجازی ) یک مرحله
she swam thirty laps
او سی بار طول استخر را شنا کرد.
the runner was one lap ahead of the others
دونده یک دور میدان از دیگران جلو بود.
● یک دور زمین ( یا یک طول استخر ) جلو بودن از
● چرخ گردان ( برای بریدن شیشه و جواهر و جلا دادن و غیره ) ، ( با چرخ گردان ) بریدن یا جلا دادن
● روی دامن نشاندن، بر دامن گرفتن، ( مجازی ) پروردن و محبت کردن
lapped in luxury
نازپرورده
● ( با: on یا over ) روی هم تا کردن، ( با: under ) دولا شدن، روی هم تا شدن
lap the edges under
لبه ها را توبگذار ( روی هم تا کن ) .
● رجوع شود به: overlap
● ( با: over ) بیرون زدن، برجسته یا قلمبه بودن، ( زمان ) فراتر رفتن، طولانی تر بودن
* drop ( or dump ) into someone's lap
( مسئولیت و غیره را ) به کسی تحمیل کردن، به گردن کسی انداختن
this is your duty, don't try to dump it into my lap!
این وظیفه ی تو است، سعی نکن آن را به من محول کنی !
* in the lap of the gods
خارج از قدرت بشر، در دست خدا
* in the lap of luxury
در ناز و نعمت، در تجمل و رفاه/lap/
n. , vi. , vt.
● ( مثل سگ یا گربه ) شلپ شلپ آب خوردن، لپ لپ خوردن، هلف هلف خوردن، قلپ قلپ خوردن
the cat was lapping its milk
گربه داشت شلپ شلپ شیر می خورد.
● ( موج دریا ) ملایم و با صدای لپ لپ به ساحل و غیره خوردن
waves lapped at our feet
امواج به آرامی به پایمان می خورد.
● شلپ شلپ کردن، لپ لپ کردن، لاف لاف کردن، هلف هلف کردن
● صدای شلپ شلپ، صدای هلف هلف
the lap of the sea against the rocks
صدای شلپ شلپ دریا بر صخره ها
● لیس، لیسش، به اندازه ی یک زبان زدن
she had a lap of the soup and said, "wow!"
یک ذره از سوپ را چشید و گفت ( ( به به ! ) )
* lap up
1 - شلپ شلپ خوردن، قلپ قلپ خوردن 2 - ( عامیانه ) با حرص و ولع خوردن 3 - ( عامیانه ) با شوق و ذوق پذیرفتن 4 - به آسانی باورکردن