lap

What is the Definition of lap?

Noun:

1. the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
2. an area of control or responsibility
3. the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
4. a flap that lies over another part
5. movement once around a course
6. touching with the tongue

Verb:

1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
2. pass the tongue over
3. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
4. take up with the tongue
5. wash or flow against

Other meanings of lap (synonyms, cognates).