Antonyms for lap
læplap

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1. lapnoun

   the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

   "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"

   Synonyms:
   circuit, overlap, lick, lap covering, circle

2. lapnoun

   an area of control or responsibility

   "the job fell right in my lap"

   Synonyms:
   circuit, overlap, lick, lap covering, circle

3. lap, lap coveringnoun

   the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

   "his lap was covered with food stains"

   Synonyms:
   circuit, overlap, lick, lap covering, circle

4. lap, overlapnoun

   a flap that lies over another part

   "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

   Synonyms:
   overlap, lap covering, lick, intersection, circuit, circle, convergence

5. lap, circle, circuitnoun

   movement once around a course

   "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

   Synonyms:
   rotary, lot, roofy, set, dress circle, racing circuit, rophy, tour, roach, electrical circuit, rope, overlap, circle, circumference, electric circuit, lap covering, roundabout, band, lick, circuit, forget me drug, traffic circle, round

6. lick, lapverb

   touching with the tongue

   "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

   Synonyms:
   poke, circuit, slug, overlap, biff, lap covering, lick, salt lick, circle, punch, clout

7. lapverb

   lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

   Synonyms:
   swosh, wash, lave, swoosh, lick, lap up, swish

8. lick, lapverb

   pass the tongue over

   "the dog licked her hand"

   Synonyms:
   work out, clobber, wash, lave, thrash, solve, bat, puzzle out, swoosh, lap up, work, swish, drub, cream, swosh, lick, figure out

9. lap, swish, swosh, swooshverb

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

   "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"

   Synonyms:
   swosh, wash, lap up, swoosh, lick, swish, lave

10. lap, lap up, lickverb

    take up with the tongue

    "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

    Synonyms:
    bat, clobber, cream, lave, thrash, solve, puzzle out, swoosh, lap up, lick, work out, swish, drub, wash, swosh, figure out, work

11. lave, lap, washverb

    wash or flow against

    "the waves laved the shore"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, swosh, wash, wash away, wash up, lap up, swoosh, lick, swish, lave, wash off, launder, moisten, dampen

How to use lap in a sentence?

1. Audrey Hepburn:

   Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.

2. Mitchell Koger:

   Every ending is a new beginning. Your next beginning will be like a child on Santa’s lap for the first time.

3. George Russell:

   I do think the lap times are a little bit deceiving at the moment and are n’t a true representation of the pace.

4. Rooma Mehra:

   Why can't nature lovers breathe their last in the lap of nature? Be one with the earth. on the earth. where earth is like earth.. earth as in nature.. not earth as in man-made..

5. Deborah Perruzza:

   I had police officers crying in my lap.

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