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Meaning of lap


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  lap
      n 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: an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in
         my lap"
      3: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his
         lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap}, {lap
         covering}]
      4: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles
         should be at least ten inches" [syn: {lap}, {overlap}]
      5: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just
         for insurance" [syn: {lap}, {circle}, {circuit}]
      6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
         [syn: {lick}, {lap}]
      v 1: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
      2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: {lick},
         {lap}]
      3: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound;
         "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain
         swooshed open" [syn: {lap}, {swish}, {swosh}, {swoosh}]
      4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the
         cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap},
         {lap up}, {lick}]
      5: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn:
         {lave}, {lap}, {wash}]


WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu

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