How to use lap in a sentence. Phrasal verb lap something up (definition of lap from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) Republicans take a victory lap as house gathers to end shutdown “we are opening back our country,” president trump said at a veterans day event tuesday at arlington national cemetery. To lie partly on or over something To form a lap or fold. 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 mother's lap. Definition of lap noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. A place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture Area of responsibility, care, charge, or control