lap
noun
1. the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
Definition categories: body, thigh
2. an area of control or responsibility
- the job fell right in my lap
Definition categories: state, area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere
3. the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
- his lap was covered with food stains
Definition categories: man–made
4. a flap that lies over another part
- the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches
Similar word(s): overlap
Definition categories: man–made, flap
5. movement once around a course
- he drove an extra lap just for insurance
Similar word(s): circle, circuit
Definition categories: act, locomotion, travel
6. touching with the tongue
- the dog's laps were warm and wet
Similar word(s): lick
Definition categories: act, touch, touching
Sentences with lap as a noun:
- The boy was sitting on his mother's lap
verb
1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
Definition categories: stative, lie
2. pass the tongue over
Similar word(s): lick
Definition categories: contact, stroke
3. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
Similar word(s): swish, swoosh, swosh
Definition categories: perception, go, sound
4. take up with the tongue
- The cat lapped up the milk
Similar word(s): lick
Definition categories: consumption, drink, imbibe
5. wash or flow against
Definition categories: change, flow
Sentences with lap as a verb:
- to lap a piece of cloth
- to lap a bandage around a finger
- lapped in luxury
- One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.
- The cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap.