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LAP Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word lap. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word lap. (close relations)
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Definition of LAP

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lick
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

• touching with the tongue

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

verb

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• pass the tongue over

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• take up with the tongue

circle
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

• an unofficial association of people or groups

• something approximating the shape of a circle

• movement once around a course

• a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

• street names for flunitrazepam

• a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra

• any circular or rotating mechanism

verb

• travel around something

• move in a circular path above (someone or something)

• form or draw a circle around

circuit
nounn
noun

• an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

• a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

• an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to

• the boundary line encompassing an area or object

• (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals

• a racetrack for automobile races

• movement once around a course

verb

• make a circuit

lave
verbv
verb

• wash or flow against

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• wash one's face and hands

overlap
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

• the property of partial coincidence in time

• a flap that lies over another part

verb

• coincide partially or wholly

• extend over and cover a part of

swish
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a brushing or rustling sound

adjective satellite

• elegant and fashionable

verb

• move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

swoosh
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)

verb

• move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

swosh
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
verb

• move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

wash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a thin coat of water-base paint

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

• the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

verb

• clean with some chemical process

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

• move by or as if by water

• be capable of being washed

• admit to testing or proof

• separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

• apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

• remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

• form by erosion

• make moist

• wash or flow against

• wash by removing particles

• to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

lap covering
nounn
noun

• the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

lap up
verbv
verb

• take up with the tongue

Best Hypernyms For LAP

Here is a list of related hypernyms for lap, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
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Phrases (1)
cloth covering

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