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• lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun circuit ADJECTIVE ▪ first, opening (BrE) ▪ final, last ▪ victory ▪ I skated a victory lap around the rink …   Collocations dictionary

• lap — I n. complete circuit around a track 1) on a lap (they are on the last lap) part of the body from the knees to waist of a sitting person 2) in, on smb. s lap (the little girl sat in her mother s lap) 3) (misc.) in the lap of the gods ( with an… …   Combinatory dictionary

• lap — [[t]læ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ laps, lapping, lapped 1) N COUNT: poss N 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… …   English dictionary

• lap — I UK [læp] / US noun Word forms lap : singular lap plural laps ** 1) [countable] the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2)… …   English dictionary

• lap — lap1 [ læp ] noun ** 1. ) count the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down: on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2. ) count one complete trip around a course in a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lap — 01. Our old cat used to like to sit on my [lap] while I read in the evenings. 02. She burnt her thighs when she accidentally dropped her coffee in her [lap] while driving. 03. She waited on the bench with her hands in her [lap]. 04. We are now… …   Grammatical examples in English

• lap — lap1 [lap] n. [ME lappe < OE læppa, fold or hanging part of a garment, skin; akin to Ger lappen < IE base * leb , lāb , to hang down > L labare, to totter, labi, to fall, sink, lapsus, a fall] 1. Now Rare the loose lower part of a… …   English World dictionary

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• The Botanic Garden — (1791) is a set of two poems, The Economy of Vegetation and The Loves of the Plants , by the British poet and naturalist Erasmus Darwin. The Economy of Vegetation celebrates technological innovation, scientific discovery and offers theories… …   Wikipedia

• lap — lap1 /lap/, n. 1. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position. 2. the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits. 3. a place, environment,… …   Universalium