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regazo
- m. Cavidad que forma, entre la cintura y las rodillas, la falda de una persona sentada.
- m. Parte del cuerpo donde se forma el regazo.
- m. Cosa que recibe en sí a otra, dándole amparo, gozo o consuelo.
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1 lap /ˈlæp/ noun
plural laps
[count]
: the area between the knees and the hips of a person who is sitting down
- A child was sitting on his lap.
- She held the baby in/on her lap.
- He kept his hands in/on his lap.
- The students rested the books in/on their laps.
drop/fall into your lap
informal or land in your lap
◊ 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 British
: not yet decided or certain
- The election is too close to call: the result is in the lap of the gods.
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2 lap /ˈlæp/ verb
laps; lapped; lapping
[+ object]
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.
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3 lap /ˈlæp/ noun
plural 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.
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4 lap /ˈlæp/ verb
laps; lapped; lapping
1 : to drink by licking with the tongue
[no object]
- The dog was lapping at the water in the puddle.
[+ object]
- 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 object]
- The waves lapped at/against the shore.
[+ object]
- Waves gently lapped the shore.
— compare 2lap
— lapping
noun [noncount]
- the lapping of the waves