lap (2) — OET

lap2

noun

Nicky led the race for eight laps:

circuit, leg, stretch, tour, circle, revolution, round, part, portion, segment, section, stage, phase, step, loop.

verb

1 she raced around the track, lapping some of the other runners:

overtake, overhaul, outstrip, outdistance, leave behind, pass, go past, get/pull ahead of;

catch up with.

2 he was lapped in blankets:

wrap, swathe, cover, envelop, enfold, encase, wind, swaddle, twist, surround.

lap (2) Oxford Dictionary of English