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Lap Pronunciation

Pronounce Lap as L AH P.

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    Lap phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'lap'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of lap: /læp/
    • Modern IPA representation of lap: /læp/

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    List of meaning for lap

    lap(noun)

    the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

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

    lap(noun)

    an area of control or responsibility

    "the job fell right in my lap"

    lap, lap covering(noun)

    the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

    "his lap was covered with food stains"

    lap, overlap(noun)

    a flap that lies over another part

    "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

    lap, circle, circuit(noun)

    movement once around a course

    "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

    lick, lap(verb)

    touching with the tongue

    "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

    lap(verb)

    lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

    lick, lap(verb)

    pass the tongue over

    "the dog licked her hand"

    lap, swish, swosh, swoosh(verb)

    move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

    "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"

    lap, lap up, lick(verb)

    take up with the tongue

    "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

    lave, lap, wash(verb)

    wash or flow against

    "the waves laved the shore"

    a portion of a trip

    we were on the last lap of the journey, eagerly heading for home

    to flow along or against

    the waves gently lapped the sandy shore

    to flow in a broken irregular stream

    the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond

    to move with a splashing motion

    a stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force

    to lie over parts of one another

    the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield

    to surround or cover closely

    this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss

    List of synonyms for lap

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    lap in sentence

    1. For the beach lover, hearing the waves lap against the shore as the sun rises is the definition of serenity.

    2. On the final lap of the race, the South African runner passed his counterpart from his homeland.

    3. The commissioning of writers fell into the lap of the editor who was responsible for supervising the production of all pieces.

    4. The twin babies are seated on Grandpa Jones’ lap to dandle them, so they will stop crying.

    5. Little Sophia climbed onto Santa’s lap and immediately began to barrage him with all her demands for toys.

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    Words related to lap

    Quotes and sayings containing the term lap

    If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

    – Alfred North Whitehead

    So my message to Six Flags is, I do n’t hate you, I do n’t want to tell people not to go there. I want you to apply the same type of care and thoughtfulness that Universal Studios, Disney, SeaWorld, and everywhere else I’ve gone and ridden roller coasters, and done so safely, I want you to apply the same knowledge and expertise that they apply, the only prohibiting factor is if that lap bar or those shoulder harnesses ca n’t function as designed, and my body will [ allow ] that.

    – Johnny Joey Jones

    She could take down 26 racing cars on the same track at the same time on one single stopwatch. As did Betty Hill, Pat Surtees, Bruce McLaren’s wife, Jochen Rindt’s Bruce McLaren wife, it was Nora Tyrrell and Helen Stewart timing for the whole team, but at the same time in the race doing a lap chart for 26 cars. Here’s the sharpness, a laser brain... and then suddenly not remembering the most simple thing.

    – Jackie Stewart

    I had a gun in my lap and I ’m sitting there talking to God, saying like, ‘ I don’t want to do this, but if it comes to getting ugly with somebody going to try to kill me, I ’m going to have to do something first to prevent that, ’.

    – Toneyasked Mack .

    It is just disgraceful that we are sitting with a president who takes a victory lap for the worst economic growth in post-World War II history, imagine how many people I could fire from the IRS if you could do your taxes in 15 minutes.

    – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

    I haven't run into any problems, the most I saw were lots of lap dances.

    – Jasmine Henderson

    While those women were doing their victory lap I was sobbing, trying to get enough control to face my family.

    – American Shannon Rowbury

    Despite the good news, we should not take a victory lap yet.

    – Erin Hohlfelder

    He does not want that embarrassment, i think he’ll hold the 10,000. I think that’s the right policy. And he wants to dump it in the lap of the next president.

    – Charles Krauthammer

    If they are able to maintain those power levels...on a power sensitive circuit like Shanghai, they are the favorites, clearly, the lap time benefit might even be more than in Bahrain.

    – Champions Mercedes

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