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Meanings of lap in English

Catalan
volta
Spanish
circuito

Completion of a competitive circuit.

Related terms
volta
Portuguese
farfalhar
Catalan
xipollejar

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

farfalhar
Catalan
encavalcament

A flap that lies over another part.

encavalcament
Catalan
llepada
Spanish
lamer

Touching with the tongue.

llepada
Synonyms
Examples for "overlap"
Examples for "overlap"
1
There is limited horizontal overlap between the companies' activities, the Commission said.
Reuters
2
I do not think our respective lines of work need overlap often.
Storm front
3
However, it is known that in real practice the 2 diseases overlap.
Pubmed
4
Good luck and good fortune overlap but are not the same thing.
The Irish Times
5
If you create multiple target lists, it reports how much they overlap.
Wired
Usage of lap in English
1
As a result of the penalty, he fell off the lead lap.
Reuters
2
Keselowski got back on the lead lap early in the second stage.
Reuters
3
Whincup said after the lap: I can't get that one back unfortunately.
News.com.au
4
It's because the end-of-show victory lap has become the perfect 'video' moment.
News.com.au
5
Then nothing, save the lap and eddy of the water far away.
The Woman in Black
6
Lahoma was sitting in grave silence, her hands clasped in her lap.
Lahoma
7
She must leave the near future in the lap of the gods.
December Love
8
Snipes delicately set the wide wings of the paper onto his lap.
Serena
9
He did not hear the children; they were probably in her lap.
Shallow Soil
10
On a restart just past lap 100, he moved up to second.
Reuters
11
Kate was sitting in the hall with some work in her lap.
The Mettle of the Pasture
12
She was sitting in the library window-seat with Boru in her lap.
Phyllis: A Twin
13
At the beginning of the second lap, Anakin was in sixth place.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
14
He had the toy in his lap in a moment, mending it.
Frenzied Fiction
15
Concern has been expressed about the growth of lap-dancing clubs in Ireland.
The Irish Times
16
Here they lie in my lap; I meant to burn them to-night.
The Wings of Icarus: Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher
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Translations for lap
Russian
круг
Lap through the time
Lap across language varieties
Canada
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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