lap
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2.3
- noun
- /læp/
:
vuelta
- It's the final lap.
- running laps
- laps around a track
- number of laps
Like when the other guy doesn't show up for the next lap, you win.
- Like when the other guy doesn't show up for the next lap, you win.
- We, we were so all weekend, my qualifying lap, my first qualifying lap wasn't good.
- And so we have to pair up and just start running a lap around this park off.
- She's been doing laps around the old, you know, Dick Stadium.
- So TSMCS fab is currently running laps around Intel's fabs.
- He's running laps around Trump in that he is running at all.
- I would say Victory Lap was cold, Cold, but very special.
Examples
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We were still clicking off their lap time with the plan.
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Now he is able to finish all four laps without giving up.
Academic text (2013) -
And so we have to pair up and just start running a lap around this park off.
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But to actually there is the only important thing is the last lap of the entire race.
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We're going to go take a victory lap around the block.
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Let's do a lap before we commit to a location.
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We're heading into the final lap and McQueen is right behind the leaders.
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The child completed at least two laps around the racetrack, but sometimes three if time permitted.
Academic text (2014) -
On fitness days, we do sit-ups and run laps between each thing.
Academic text (1997) -
The runner completed his final lap and crossed the finish line with a personal best.
Synonyms
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4.2
A track where cars or bikes race
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Etymology
Lap for one circuit of a track comes from the idea of going once around, like a single 'turn' of the course, and you can remember it by thinking of overlap where something goes over or around. So doing a lap means completing one full turn in a race.