Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
lap
IPA transcription: [l'æp]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
lap
Meaning:
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
lap
Meaning:
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
Synonyms:
lick, lap
Meaning:
pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
Usage examples
His hands lay idly in his lap.
Jane had to sit on Anthea's lap.
He threw the letter into her lap.
Leslie carried a small package, which she laid in Julia Cloud's lap.
Old Grannis shyly put out his hand and took hers as it lay upon her lap.
So they sat down, and he laid his head on her lap and was soon fast asleep.
"Oh, the workman has to sit in its lap," he said, turning to her more gaily.
"Oh!" Lucy burst into tears and impulsively threw the book into Conniston's lap.
She sat long, with the letters in her lap, thinking--and unconsciously freezing.
Marjorie laughed, as she patted the little bunch of blue-gray fur in Dora's lap.