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Noun lap has 6 senses

lap - the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
--₁ is a kind of thigh
lap - an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
--₂ is a kind of sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
--₂ has particulars: lap of the gods
lap, lap covering - the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"
--₃ is a kind of cloth covering
--₃ is a part of skirt; trousers, pants
lap, overlap - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
--₄ is a kind of flap
--₄ has particulars: cuff, turnup; hem; lapel; lappet
Derived form: verb lap₁
lap, circle, circuit - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
--₅ is a kind of locomotion, travel
--₅ has particulars: pace lap; victory lap, lap of honour
lick, lap - touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
--₆ is a kind of touch, touching

Derived forms: verb lap₄, verb lap₂

Verb lap has 5 senses

lap - lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
--₁ is one way to lie

Derived form: noun lap₄
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
lick, lap - pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
--₂ is one way to stroke, fondle

Derived form: noun lap₆
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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"
--₃ is one way to sound, go
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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"
--₄ is one way to drink, imbibe

Derived form: noun lap₆
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
lave, lap, wash - wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
--₅ is one way to flow
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something