Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)lapthe upper side of the thighs of a seated person“he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap” (n)lapan area of control or responsibility“the job fell right in my lap” (n)lap, lap coveringthe part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs“his lap was covered with food stains” (n)lap, overlapa flap that lies over another part“the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches” (n)lap, circle, circuitmovement once around a course“he drove an extra lap just for insurance” (n)lick, laptouching with the tongue“the dog's laps were warm and wet” Verbs
(v)laplie partly over or alongside of something or of one another (v)lick, lappass the tongue over“the dog licked her hand” (v)lap, swish, swosh, swooshmove with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound“The bubbles swoshed around in the glass”,
“The curtain swooshed open” (v)lap, lap up, licktake up with the tongue“The cat lapped up the milk”,
“the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast” (v)lave, lap, washwash or flow against“the waves laved the shore”