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Lap
see synonyms of lapNoun
1. lap
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
Example Sentences:'he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap'
2. lap
an area of control or responsibility
Example Sentences:'the job fell right in my lap'
3. lap, lap covering
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
Example Sentences:'his lap was covered with food stains'
4. lap, overlap
a flap that lies over another part
Example Sentences:'the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches'
movement once around a course
Example Sentences:'he drove an extra lap just for insurance'
Verb
7. lap
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
Example Sentences:'The bubbles swoshed around in the glass''The curtain swooshed open'
take up with the tongue
Example Sentences:'The cat lapped up the milk''the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Lap
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Lap
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Lap
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