Synonyms for lap

Most common

swoosh · enwrap · overgo

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

unlap

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

2. v. 2

   To rest or recline in someone's lap, or as in a lap.

3. n. 1

   The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

Related words

Word family

lapling lappet lapstrake laptop

Phrases

lap dog lap up flying lap gun lap parade lap lap band lap sash seatbelt lap steel

Is a kind of

cut

Forms

Plural

laps → circuits, circles, stages, overlaps…

Past participle

lapped
e.g. lapped → washed, laved, swished, swooshed…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wash¹, wrap¹, fold¹, lick¹, lave¹

5 letters

stage¹, swish¹, swash, belap

6 letters

circle², tongue¹, swoosh¹, enfold², enwrap, overgo

7 letters

circuit², overlap³, umbelap

13 letters

circumference³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (circle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

barboter

Italiano

sguazzare

Español

chapotear

Deutsch

planschen

Català

xipollar