Noun

• S: (n) lap (lap%1:08:00::) (the upper side of the thighs of a seated person) "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
• S: (n) lap (lap%1:26:00::) (an area of control or responsibility) "the job fell right in my lap"
• S: (n) lap (lap%1:06:01::), lap covering (lap_covering%1:06:00::) (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs) "his lap was covered with food stains"
• S: (n) lap (lap%1:06:00::), overlap (overlap%1:06:00::) (a flap that lies over another part) "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
• S: (n) lap (lap%1:04:01::), circle (circle%1:04:00::), circuit (circuit%1:04:01::) (movement once around a course) "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
• S: (n) lick (lick%1:04:00::), lap (lap%1:04:00::) (touching with the tongue) "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

Verb

• S: (v) lap (lap%2:42:00::) (lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) lick (lick%2:35:00::), lap (lap%2:35:00::) (pass the tongue over) "the dog licked her hand"
• S: (v) lap (lap%2:39:00::), swish (swish%2:39:00::), swosh (swosh%2:39:00::), swoosh (swoosh%2:39:00::) (move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound) "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"
• S: (v) lap (lap%2:34:00::), lap up (lap_up%2:34:00::), lick (lick%2:34:00::) (take up with the tongue) "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
• S: (v) lave (lave%2:30:01::), lap (lap%2:30:02::), wash (wash%2:30:08::) (wash or flow against) "the waves laved the shore"