Lap
[n] touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
[n] movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
[n] a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
[n] the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"
[n] the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
[n] an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
[v] wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
[v] take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"
[v] pass the tongue over
[v] move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound, as of liquids
[v] lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
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Synonyms
circle, circuit, lap covering, lap up, lave, lick, lick, overlap, swish, swosh, wash
Related Terms
adjoin, air race, ambit, anteriority, apparel, applique, arch over, array, attire, automobile race, babble, be the bellwether, beacon, beat, bedeck, bedrape, befringe, bestraddle, bestride, beverage, bib, bicycle race, bind, boat race, bold front, border,