lap

The word “lap” has 1 syllable: lap.

It's pronounced as /læp/.

What is synonym and antonym for lap?

In the thesaurus, “lap” has 18 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lap along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for lap

bathe
bosom
bubble
course
distance
drip
envelop
leg
lick
lip
overlap
ripple
round
shroud
splash
trickle
wash
wrap

Antonyms for lap

bare
expose
run
stream
strip

Meanings of lap

noun
1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
4. A place of rearing and fostering.
5. The upper legs of a seated person.
6. The female pudenda.
7. A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
8. The act or process of lapping.
9. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
10. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
11. The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
12. One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool.
13. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
14. A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
15. A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
16. Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.
verb
1. To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
2. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
3. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
4. To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up.
5. To envelop, enfold.
6. To wind around.
7. To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
8. To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
9. To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
10. To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
11. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
12. To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
13. (of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
adjective
1. Of, relating to, or using laparoscopy or a laparoscope.

Example Sentences

She cradled the kitten in her lap as it purred contentedly.
He tapped his fingers rhythmically on his lap while waiting for the meeting to start.
She set the hot cup of tea on her lap to warm her hands on a cold winter day.
The runner completed the final lap of the race, crossing the finish line with a burst of energy.
The toddler splashed happily in the shallow end of the pool, her feet barely touching the bottom as she moved from lap to lap.