Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 24 compound words that contain laps. The most common are listed below. Open laps in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- victory lapsplural of victory lap: A celebratory extra lap of the race track taken after the conclusion of a race.
- Chap lapsThe recreational practice of driving up and down Chapel Street in Melbourne.
- end lapsplural of end lap: The distance of overlap where only ply, pane or piece extends beyond the end of the immediately adjacent underlying ply, panel or piece.
- ex-lapsplural of ex-lap: Exploratory laparotomy.
- flying lapsplural of flying lap: In qualifying, a competitive lap to set a fast time, as opposed to an in lap or out lap.
- formation lapsplural of formation lap: parade lap
- gun lapsplural of gun lap: The final lap of a race, in which a gun is fired when the race leader begins the lap
- laps upthird-person singular simple present indicative of lap up: To consume by lapping; to drink (something) quickly.
- out lapsplural of out lap: In qualifying, the (non-competitive) lap on which one exits the pit lane and prepares for a flying lap.
- pace lapsplural of pace lap: parade lap
- parade lapsplural of parade lap: A lap before a race begins, in which the drivers go relatively slowly around the track to warm up their tyres and ensure that conditions are safe.
- joker lapsplural of joker lap: In rallycross events, a lap with a detour, which each vehicle must run once during a race to add strategy.
- laps of honorplural of lap of honor: Alternative spelling of lap of honour (US)
- laps of honourplural of lap of honour: A victory lap (celebratory extra lap).
Compound words 24
- overlapsplural of overlap: To extend over and partly cover something.
- LapsleyA surname.
- lapsangEllipsis of lapsang souchong (“a black tea from the Chinese province of Fujian”).
- backslapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of backslap: To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.
- beslapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of beslap: To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
- burlapsplural of burlap: A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
- cockslapsplural of cockslap: Synonym of dickslap (“a slap with the penis”).
- dewlapsplural of dewlap: The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
- earlapsplural of earlap: The ear lobe.
- headlapsplural of headlap: The length of overlap between overlapping roof tiles