1. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person
   "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
    
2. Movement once around a course
   "he drove an extra lap just for insurance";
   - circle, circuit
    
3. A flap that lies over another part
   "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches";
   - overlap
    
4. The part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
   "his lap was covered with food stains";
   - lap covering
    
5. An area of control or responsibility
   "the job fell right in my lap"
    
6. Touching with the tongue
   "the dog's laps were warm and wet";
   - lick

1. Pass the tongue over
   "the dog lapped her hand";
   - lick
    
2. Take up with the tongue
   "The cat lapped up the milk";
   - lap up, lick
    
3. (of a liquid, esp. water) flow against
   "the waves lapped the shore";
   - lave, wash
    
4. Lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
   "The tiles on the roof lap over each other"
    
5. Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
   "The bubbles lapped around in the glass";
   - swish, swosh, swoosh
    
6. (sports) overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more lap than them
   "The lead car lapped the slower vehicles"

Sounds like: lane, l, lap

Derived forms: lapped, lapping, laps

Type of: area, arena, cloth covering, domain, drink, field, flap, go, imbibe, lie, locomotion, orbit, sound, sphere, stroke, thigh, touch, touching, travel

Part of: dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], skirt, trousers

Encyclopedia: Lap