Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) lap (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 (an area of control or responsibility) "the job fell right in my lap"
S: (n) lap, lap covering (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs) "his lap was covered with food stains"
S: (n) lap, overlap (a flap that lies over another part) "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
S: (n) lap, circle, circuit (movement once around a course) "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
S: (n) lick, lap (touching with the tongue) "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
Verb
S: (v) lap (lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another)
S: (v) lick, lap (pass the tongue over) "the dog licked her hand"
S: (v) lap, swish, swosh, swoosh (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 up, lick (take up with the tongue) "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
S: (v) lave, lap, wash (wash or flow against) "the waves laved the shore"