lap
noun
1 noun ANAT part of bodyucht masc3 to sit on sb's lap suí in ucht duine, suí ar ghlúin duine, suí i ngabhal duineshe lifted the child onto her lap thóg sí an leanbh ina hucht, thóg sí an leanbh ina gabháil 2 noun informal area of responsibilitythe responsibility was dumped in his lap faoina chúramsan a fágadh an fhreagracht, airsean a leagadh an fhreagrachtShow full entry
3 noun SPOR of race etccuaird fem3 cuairt fem2 to do a lap of the track cuaird den raon a dhéanamha lap record curiarracht chuarda 4 noun SWIM of poolfad masc1 fad linne 5 noun of journeythe last lap of the journey was very long bhí an chuid dheireanach den turas an-fhada 6 noun sound of waterlapadaíl fem3 slaparnach fem2 we heard the lap of the waves on the shore chualamar lapadaíl na dtonnta ar an gcladach
verb
7 verb SPOR competitor etc TRANSITIVEshe lapped me after five minutes chuaigh sí cuaird chun cinn orm tar éis cúig nóiméad, chuaigh sí cuairt chun tosaigh orm i ndiaidh cúig nóiméad 8 verb SPOR achieve time INTRANSITIVEhe lapped in fifty seconds chuir sé cuaird de i gcaoga soicind 9 verb splash against TRANSITIVEbheith ag lapadaíl arbheith ag slaparnach arthe water lapped the side of the boat bhí an t-uisce ag slaparnach ar thaobh an bháid 10 verb wash gently INTRANSITIVEbheith ag lapadaíl bheith ag slaparnach 11 verb literary spill over INTRANSITIVEdoirt isteachleath isteachthe crowd lapped over into the next field leath an slua isteach sa chéad pháirc eile 12 verb abrade TRANSITIVEscrabh verb scríob verb 13 verb overlap INTRANSITIVErádalaigh verb forluigh verb 14 verb literary wrap, swaddle TRANSITIVEhe was lapped in his purple robes bhí a chuid róbaí corcra fillte thart air, bhí sé clúdaithe lena chuid róbaí corcra