• touching with the tongue; "the dog''s Laps were warm and wet"
• movement once around a course; "he drove an extra Lap just for insurance"
• a fLap that lies over another part; "the Lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
• the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his Lap was covered with food stains"
• the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his Lap"
• an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my Lap"
• wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
• take up with the tongue; "The cat Lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother''s breast"
• pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
• move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"
• lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

'Lap' in other languages