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lap

noun
  1. touching with the tongue
    “the dog's laps were warm and wet”
    lick
  2. movement once around a course
    “We drove an extra lap just for insurance.”
    circlecircuit
  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
    “My lap was covered with food stains.”
    lap covering
  5. the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
    “Since I didn't have a table, I ate with the plate on my lap.”
  6. an area of control or responsibility
    “the job fell right in my lap”
verb
  1. wash or flow against
    washlave
  2. take up with the tongue
    “The cat lapped up the milk”
    lick
  3. pass the tongue over
    lick
  4. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
    swishswooshswosh
  5. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another