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English noun: lap | |||
| 1. | lap (body) the upper side of the thighs of a seated person | ||
| Samples | He picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thigh | ||
| 2. | lap (state) an area of control or responsibility | ||
| Samples | The job fell right in my lap. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lap of the gods | ||
| 3. | lap (artifact) the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs | ||
| Samples | His lap was covered with food stains. | ||
| Synonyms | lap covering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| Part meronym | pant, skirt, trouser | ||
| 4. | lap (artifact) a flap that lies over another part | ||
| Samples | The lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches. | ||
| Synonyms | overlap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flap | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cuff, lapel, lappet, turnup | ||
| 5. | lap (act) movement once around a course | ||
| Samples | He drove an extra lap just for insurance. | ||
| Synonyms | circle, circuit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | locomotion, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lap of honour, pace lap, victory lap | ||
| 6. | lap (act) touching with the tongue | ||
| Samples | The dog's laps were warm and wet. | ||
| Synonyms | lick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch, touching | ||
English verb: lap | |||
| 1. | lap (stative) lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| 2. | lap (contact) pass the tongue over | ||
| Samples | The dog licked her hand. | ||
| Synonyms | lick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stroke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tongue | ||
| 3. | lap (perception) move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound | ||
| Samples | The bubbles swoshed around in the glass. The curtain swooshed open. | ||
| Synonyms | swish, swoosh, swosh | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 4. | lap (consumption) take up with the tongue | ||
| Samples | The cat lapped up the milk. The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. | ||
| Synonyms | lap up, lick | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drink, imbibe | ||
| 5. | lap (change) wash or flow against | ||
| Samples | The waves laved the shore. | ||
| Synonyms | lave, wash | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow | ||
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