Ben acted out the scene of the waitress spilling soup in his lap.
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Lap
//læp//
Synonyms for "lap" (409 found)
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Closest matches (82)
lavelickadjoinair raceambitanteriorityapparelappliquearcharch overarrayattireautomobile racebabblebathebe the bellwetherbeaconbeatbedeckbedrape
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Verb(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (123)
describe a circledightdiskdisplaydog racedraftdrag racedrain the cupdramdrapedraughtdraughtsmandraughtydrenchdressdrinkdrink bottoms-updrink deepdrink harddrink off
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drink updudedgeembayembosomemboxembraceencapsulateencaseencircleenclaspencloseenclotheencompassendueendurance raceenfoldenframeenrobeenshroudenvelopenvironenwrapextendextend overfacadefacefacetfaciafalse frontfeelfeelingfeuillefilmfingertip caressflankflapflickflyfoilfoldfollow strong drinkfootraceforeforefrontforegroundforehandforelandforepartforequarterforesideforewordframefringefrontfront elevationfront manfront matterfront pagefront viewfrontagefrontalfrontierfrontispiecefull circlegaingain ongain upongarbgarglegarmentget ahead ofget beforegirdlegirdle the globeglancego aboutgo aroundgo around in circlesgo beforego roundgo the roundgrazegrogguggleguidegulpgurgleguzzlegyrehabilitatehand-mindednesshang overhave the startheadhead the lineheadingheathemhurdle raceimbibeimbricateimbrication
Related words (204)
investinvolvejutkissknock backlambencylamellalaminalaminated glasslaminated woodlap overlap uplappingle mansleadlead the dancelead the wayleafleave behindleave standing
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libationlie overlight the waylight touchlineliplistloopmake a circuitmarathonmarathon racemarchmargemarginmarginatematch racemembranemotorcycle racemouthmuffle upnestlenipnuzzleobstacle raceobverseorbitoutpaceoutrunoutsailoutstripoverarchoverhangoverhauloverlapoverlappingoverlayoverlayeroverlieoverrideovertakepacepackpackagepanepanelpartspasspatinapeelpegpellicleplaitplankplashplateplatingplyplywoodportionpotationpotato raceprecedeprefaceprefixpriorityprosceniumpullpurflepurlquaffracerag outraimentrasherregattarelayrelay racerevolutionrevolveriderimrippleroad raceroberoundround triproundsrubrunsack racesafety glassscumsense of touchset offset the pacesheathesheetshingleshroudsidesipskinskirtslabslatslicesloshslurpsmothersnortsnugglesoaksoak upspanspearheadspeedway racespiralsplashsponge upsprintsprint racestagestand firststock-car racestrokesucksupsupportsurroundsurroundingsswaddleswashswatheswigswillswishtabletablettactile sensetactiontake the leadtaptentative pokethree-legged racetippletiretogtonguetopetorch racetoss downtoss offtottouchtourtrack racetrilltrimturnveneervergewaferwalkwashwashingwheelwhisperwindow dressingwrapwrap aboutwrap upyacht race
Noun(3 words)
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More general
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Antonyms
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2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
77 entriesShowing 16 of 77 words.
distinct from
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
8 entriesmanner of
3 entriespart of
3 entriesrelated to
65 entriesShowing 16 of 65 words.
Translations
208 translations across 61 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- pal noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
- pal noun (part which extends over another part)
- pal noun (sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine)
- prehën noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κόλπος noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- λάπτω verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Arabic
1 entries- وَلَغَ verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Armenian
2 entries- գոգ noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- փեշ noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
Assamese
1 entries- কোলা noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Asturian
1 entries- cuellu noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
Bikol Central
2 entries- kulkulan noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- paa noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Bulgarian
4 entries- намотка noun (sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine)
- обиколка noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- поли noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
- припокриване noun (state of being in part extended over something else)
Catalan
4 entries- doblec noun (edge; border; hem)
- falda noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- falda noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- volta noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- کۆش noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Chichewa
1 entries- kukhápwira verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 塘 noun (swimming: the traversal of one length of the pool)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 圈 noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- 膝部 noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- 啜 verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Czech
1 entries- kolo noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
Danish
1 entries- skød noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Dutch
4 entries- ronde noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- schoot noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- zoom noun (edge; border; hem)
- overlappen verb ((intransitive) To lie partly on or over something; to overlap)
Esperanto
1 entries- sino noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Estonian
1 entries- lakkuma verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Faroese
3 entries- fang noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- knæ noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- skeyt noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Finnish
4 entries- helma noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
- helma noun (edge; border; hem)
- kierros noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- laappi noun (sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine)
French
4 entries- côté noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
- genoux noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- giron noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- giron noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Galician
4 entries- colo noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- colo noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- regazo noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- lapar verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
German
4 entries- Bahn noun (swimming: the traversal of one length of the pool)
- Bahnlänge noun (swimming: the traversal of one length of the pool)
- Platzrunde noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- Runde noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
Gujarati
1 entries- ખોળો noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
Hebrew
1 entries- חיק noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Hungarian
4 entries- kör noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- szegély noun (edge; border; hem)
- öl noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- öl noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Icelandic
2 entries- kjalta noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- skaut noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Ingrian
2 entries- helma noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
- litkiä verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Irish
1 entries- ucht noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Italian
4 entries- giro di pista noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- grembo noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- grembo noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- doppiare verb (sports, motor racing: to overtake a straggler in a race)
Japanese
1 entries- ひざ noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Kabuverdianu
1 entries- ragás noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Korean
1 entries- 무릎 noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Latin
2 entries- gremium noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- gremium noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Latvian
4 entries- klēpis noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- opa noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- ope noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- lakt verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Malay
1 entries- riba noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
Marathi
1 entries- मांडी noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Māori
2 entries- rauna noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- miti verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Norman
2 entries- cliapoter verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
- lapper verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Norwegian
1 entries- fang noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- runde noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- lepje verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- runde noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- lepja verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
- lepje verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Occitan
2 entries- falda noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- fauda noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
Old Norse
1 entries- kjalta noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- یالامق verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schoot noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Polish
4 entries- okrążenie noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- podołek noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- łono noun (archaic, euphemistic: female pudenda)
- łono (na łonie Abrahama) noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Portuguese
4 entries- borda noun (edge; border; hem)
- colo noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- colo noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- regaço noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
Romanian
1 entries- îmbuca verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Russian
4 entries- край noun (edge; border; hem)
- круг noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- подо́л noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
- пола́ noun (lower part of a garment that plays loosely)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- glùn noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- uchd noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- imlich verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- krilo noun (archaic, euphemistic: female pudenda)
- krílo noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- krȗg noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- кри́ло noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Slovak
2 entries- lem noun (edge; border; hem)
- lono noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Spanish
4 entries- cubierta noun (engineering, A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component)
- delantal noun (engineering, A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component)
- dobladillo noun (edge; border; hem)
- falda noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
Swedish
4 entries- knä noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- knä noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- varv noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
- lapa verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Sylheti
1 entries- ꠃꠞ noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Tagalog
1 entries- kandungan noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Thai
2 entries- ตัก noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- ตัก noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Turkish
2 entries- kucak noun (upper legs of a seated person)
- tur noun (sports: one circuit around a race track)
Walloon
4 entries- schô noun (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down)
- laper verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
- lapter verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
- rilaper verb (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue)
Zazaki
1 entries- vırar noun (upper legs of a seated person)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
You have only to sit quietly with your hands folded in your lap.
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The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
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The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.
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