LAP

/læp/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 7

Definition

  1. verb lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another.
  2. verb pass the tongue over. — synonyms: lick
  3. verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound. — synonyms: swish, swosh, swoosh
  4. verb take up with the tongue. — synonyms: lap_up, lick
  5. verb wash or flow against. — synonyms: lave, wash
  6. noun the upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
  7. noun an area of control or responsibility.
  8. noun the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs. — synonyms: lap_covering
  9. noun a flap that lies over another part. — synonyms: overlap
  10. noun movement once around a course. — synonyms: circle, circuit
  11. noun touching with the tongue. — synonyms: lick

Examples

  • “The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.”
  • “the lap of a board”
  • “The second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.”

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