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lapsnounpl. of lap a portion of a tripwe were on the last lap of the journey, eagerly heading for home legs, stages layovers, stopovers lapsverb1present tense third-person singular of lapto flow along or againstthe waves gently lapped the sandy shore bathes, laves, lips, splashes, washes bubbles, gurgles, plashes, ripples, sloshes to flow in a broken irregular streamthe creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond bubbles, dribbles, guggles, gurgles, plashes, ripples, splashes, trickles, washes eddies, purls, swirlsswashes, swishes, swooshes, whishesdrips, dropsgushes, jets, rushes, spews, spouts, spurts, squirts pours, rolls, streams runs to move with a splashing motiona stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force plashes, sloshes, splashes, swashes babbles, bubbles, gurgles, ripples lapsverb2present tense third-person singular of lapto lie over parts of one anotherthe armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield overlaps, overlays, overlies, overspreads shingles to surround or cover closelythis recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss bosoms, bowers, circumfuses, cocoons, embosoms, embowers, embraces, encloses(also incloses), encompasses, enfolds, enshrouds, enswathes, envelops, enwraps, invests, involves, mantles, muffles, shrouds, swathes, veils, wraps curtains, drapesembeds(also imbeds), encasesswaddlesblankets, overlays, overspreadscamouflages, cloaks, disguises, maskscircles, encircles, enlaces, enwinds bares, denudes, exposes, strips |