What is another word for lap?
1237 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈap], [ lˈap], [ l_ˈa_p]
The word 'lap' can be replaced by several similar, suitable synonyms to give the context a different shade of meaning. For instance, a 'leg rest' is a piece of furniture on which one can prop their legs and rest them comfortably. One can snugly curl up on a 'blankey,' which means a soft blanket or a throw. The word 'knee' can signify the area on top of which a child can sit facing the direction opposite to the adult's. If one wants to describe a smooth and gentle wave, 'ripple' is the perfect fit. Finally, 'laps' can be replaced by the definition of a circuit or a 'round.' There are several synonyms of 'lap' that can be used to add variety and dimension to the text.
Synonyms for Lap:
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- belly button .
- lap .
- co lure ,
- co lures ,
- co-lure ,
- co-lures ,
- ecliptics ,
- full turns ,
- parallel latitude ,
- re cord ,
- re cords ,
- re-cord ,
- re-cords ,
- zodiac ,
- zodiacs .
- dog ear ,
- dog ears ,
- dog's ears ,
- dogs ear ,
- dogs ears ,
- flections ,
- knife edges ,
- knife-edges ,
- knifeedge ,
- knifeedges ,
- over lap ,
- over laps ,
- over-lap ,
- over-laps ,
- plicatures ,
- rivels ,
- ruches ,
- smockings .
- lap covering ,
- lap up ,
- swish ,
- swosh .
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v.
• bind- enfettered ,
- enfettering ,
- enfetters ,
- hitched on ,
- hitches on ,
- hitching on ,
- hooking on ,
- hooking up ,
- hooks on ,
- hooks up ,
- pegged down ,
- pegging down ,
- pegs down ,
- pinned down ,
- re strain ,
- re strained ,
- re straining ,
- re strains ,
- re strict ,
- re-strain ,
- re-strained ,
- re-straining ,
- re-strains ,
- re-strict ,
- tacked on ,
- tacking on ,
- tacks on .
- Convolved ,
- Intervolving ,
- convolves ,
- inter twine ,
- inter twined ,
- inter twines ,
- inter twining ,
- inter-twine ,
- inter-twines ,
- inter-twining ,
- intervolves ,
- made serpentine ,
- makes serpentine ,
- making serpentine ,
- wrapped around ,
- wrapping around ,
- wraps around ,
- wrapt around .
- form in to ringlets ,
- formed in to ringlets ,
- formed into ringlets ,
- forming in to ringlets ,
- forming into ringlets ,
- forms in to ringlets ,
- forms into ringlets ,
- in dent ,
- in dented ,
- in denting ,
- in dents ,
- in-dent ,
- in-dented ,
- in-denting ,
- in-dents ,
- ringleting .
- hit bottle ,
- in hale ,
- in haled ,
- in hales ,
- in haling ,
- in-hale ,
- in-haled ,
- in-hales ,
- in-haling ,
- liquoring up ,
- liquors up ,
- partaking of ,
- partook of ,
- tosses off ,
- tossing off ,
- tost off ,
- washed down ,
- washes down ,
- washing down ,
- wets whistle ,
- wetted whistle ,
- wetting whistle .
- dog eared ,
- dog earing ,
- dog-earing ,
- dog-ears ,
- dogear ,
- dogeared ,
- dogearing ,
- dogears ,
- doubles over ,
- doubling over ,
- over laid ,
- over lapped ,
- over lapping ,
- over lay ,
- over laying ,
- over lays ,
- over-laid ,
- over-lapped ,
- over-lapping ,
- over-lay ,
- over-laying ,
- over-lays ,
- plicates ,
- plicating ,
- re plicate ,
- re plicated ,
- re plicates ,
- re plicating ,
- re-plicate ,
- re-plicated ,
- re-plicates ,
- re-plicating ,
- ruched ,
- tele scoped ,
- tele scoping ,
- tele-scoped ,
- tele-scoping ,
- turned under ,
- turning under ,
- turns under .
- pulled on ,
- pulling on ,
- pulls on ,
- wet one whistle ,
- wet ones whistle ,
- wets one whistle ,
- wets one's whistle ,
- wets ones whistle ,
- wetted one whistle ,
- wetted ones whistle ,
- wetting one whistle ,
- wetting one's whistle ,
- wetting ones whistle .
- bend elbow ,
- bended elbow ,
- bended the elbow ,
- bending elbow ,
- bending the elbow ,
- bends elbow ,
- bends the elbow ,
- bent elbow ,
- bent the elbow .
- cleaning up ,
- did dishes ,
- did laundry ,
- did the dishes ,
- did the laundry ,
- didst dishes ,
- didst laundry ,
- didst the dishes ,
- didst the laundry ,
- do dishes ,
- do laundry ,
- does dishes ,
- does laundry ,
- does the dishes ,
- does the laundry ,
- doest dishes ,
- doest laundry ,
- doest the dishes ,
- doest the laundry ,
- doeth dishes ,
- doeth laundry ,
- doeth the dishes ,
- doeth the laundry ,
- doing dishes ,
- doing laundry ,
- doing the dishes ,
- doing the laundry ,
- dost dishes ,
- dost laundry ,
- dost the dishes ,
- dost the laundry ,
- doth dishes ,
- doth laundry ,
- doth the dishes ,
- doth the laundry ,
- freshed up ,
- freshened up ,
- freshening up ,
- freshens up ,
- freshes up ,
- freshing up ,
- take shower ,
- takes a bath ,
- takes a shower ,
- takes bath ,
- takes shower ,
- taking a bath ,
- taking a shower ,
- taking bath ,
- taking shower ,
- took a shower ,
- took bath ,
- took shower ,
- washes up ,
- washing up .
Other synonyms:
- stop .
- start .
- change .
- lip .
Other relevant words:
- Cinched ,
- Cinching ,
- Cockled ,
- Cockling ,
- Convolving ,
- Corrugating ,
- Enfetter ,
- Furrowing ,
- Gluing ,
- HOSED ,
- Intervolve ,
- Intervolved ,
- Lapped ,
- Manacled ,
- Manacling ,
- Moored ,
- Pinioning ,
- Plicated ,
- Replicated ,
- Ridging ,
- Roped ,
- Ruching ,
- Rucked ,
- Rucking ,
- Scrolled ,
- Shampooed ,
- Shampooing ,
- Snaked ,
- Snaking ,
- Soaped ,
- Soaping ,
- Spired ,
- Spiring ,
- Starched ,
- Starching ,
- Telescoping ,
- Trussing ,
- Tubbed ,
- Tubbing ,
- Wreathen ,
- Wreathing ,
- arena ,
- bend the elbow ,
- bind ,
- clean up ,
- cleaned up ,
- cleans up ,
- convolve ,
- corkscrewed ,
- corkscrewing ,
- corrugate ,
- corrugates ,
- curl ,
- do the dishes ,
- do the laundry ,
- dog-ear ,
- dog-eared ,
- double over ,
- doubled over ,
- drink ,
- encase ,
- encases ,
- encasing ,
- enchain ,
- enchained ,
- enchaining ,
- enchains ,
- fettered ,
- folding ,
- fresh up ,
- freshen up ,
- furrowed ,
- glued ,
- grooved ,
- grooving ,
- hitch on ,
- hobble ,
- hook on ,
- hook up ,
- hooked on ,
- hooked up ,
- hosing ,
- inter-twined ,
- intertwines ,
- lave ,
- leash ,
- lick ,
- make serpentine ,
- moor ,
- overlapping ,
- peg down ,
- pin down ,
- pinion ,
- pinioned ,
- pinions ,
- pinning down ,
- pins down ,
- pleated ,
- pleating ,
- plicate ,
- pull on ,
- put together ,
- ridged ,
- roping ,
- scrolling ,
- shampoo ,
- shampoos ,
- spiraled ,
- spiraling ,
- spiralled ,
- spiralling ,
- tack on ,
- take a bath ,
- take a shower ,
- take bath ,
- telescope ,
- telescoped ,
- telescopes ,
- took a bath ,
- trammel ,
- trussed ,
- turn under ,
- wash ,
- wash up ,
- washed up ,
- wet one's whistle ,
- wetted one's whistle ,
- wrap around ,
- wreathe ,
- wreathed ,
- wreathes ,
- writhing .
- CRISPS ,
- Crisped ,
- Crisping ,
- Frizzed ,
- Frizzes ,
- Frizzing ,
- Kinked ,
- Kinking ,
- Scalloping ,
- Zigzagged ,
- Zigzagging ,
- form into ringlets ,
- frizz ,
- ringleted ,
- scallop ,
- scalloped ,
- scallops ,
- zigzags .
- Downs ,
- Sipped ,
- Swilled ,
- Thirsted ,
- boozing ,
- downed ,
- downing ,
- gulp ,
- hit the bottle ,
- liquor up ,
- partake of ,
- partakes of ,
- slosh ,
- slurp ,
- slurped ,
- slurping ,
- slurps ,
- soak up ,
- soaked up ,
- soaking up ,
- soaks up ,
- sup ,
- swilling ,
- tank up ,
- toss off ,
- tossed off ,
- wash down ,
- wet whistle .
- lobe .
- Befringe ,
- Bestraddle ,
- Circuiteer ,
- Circumvest ,
- Collop ,
- Dight ,
- Dutch Courage ,
- Embay ,
- Embosom ,
- Embox ,
- Enclasp ,
- Enframe ,
- Engird ,
- Enswathe ,
- Eyewater ,
- Foreside ,
- Fulciment ,
- High-fed ,
- Indulged ,
- Intestines ,
- Inwrap ,
- Marginate ,
- Purfle ,
- Resiance ,
- Rimple ,
- Roofy ,
- Taction ,
- abdomen ,
- accept ,
- adjoin ,
- ahead ,
- aid ,
- air race ,
- alky ,
- ambit ,
- ammunition ,
- animalism ,
- anteriority ,
- anvil ,
- apparel ,
- applique ,
- arch ,
- arch over ,
- ark ,
- array ,
- asleep ,
- assiduous ,
- attach ,
- attentive ,
- attire ,
- automobile race ,
- aware ,
- babble ,
- back ,
- backbone ,
- badger dog ,
- band ,
- bandage ,
- bar ,
- baste ,
- bat ,
- batch ,
- baton ,
- be the bellwether ,
- beach ,
- beacon ,
- beagle ,
- beat ,
- bed of roses ,
- bedeck ,
- bedrape ,
- begird ,
- believe ,
- belly ,
- belt ,
- beset ,
- bestride ,
- beverage ,
- bib ,
- bicycle race ,
- biff ,
- bite ,
- body ,
- bold front ,
- boom ,
- border ,
- bosom ,
- bosom friend ,
- bound ,
- bowels ,
- bower ,
- box ,
- brave face ,
- brave front ,
- break ,
- breast ,
- breath ,
- bridge ,
- bristle ,
- brush ,
- buck ,
- bull dog ,
- bumper ,
- bundle ,
- bundle up ,
- burn daylight ,
- burrow ,
- burst ,
- buy ,
- careful ,
- caress ,
- carnality ,
- case ,
- cast ,
- catch ,
- catch up ,
- catch up with ,
- cave ,
- center ,
- channel ,
- cherish ,
- chest ,
- child seat ,
- chugalug ,
- circle ,
- circulate ,
- circumambulate ,
- circumference ,
- circummigrate ,
- circumnavigate ,
- circumscribe ,
- circumvent ,
- claw ,
- clobber ,
- clock ,
- close ,
- close the circle ,
- clothe ,
- clout ,
- clover ,
- coat ,
- coating ,
- collie ,
- comatose ,
- combine ,
- come ,
- come up to ,
- come up with ,
- comfort ,
- compass ,
- concavity ,
- condition ,
- considerate ,
- consume ,
- consume time ,
- contact ,
- contents ,
- convergence ,
- courage ,
- course ,
- courteous ,
- cover ,
- covering ,
- crack a bottle ,
- crate ,
- cream ,
- crease ,
- creature comforts ,
- credit ,
- crest ,
- crimp ,
- crinkle ,
- crotch ,
- cuddle ,
- cur ,
- cut ,
- cycle ,
- dampen ,
- dash ,
- dead asleep ,
- deal ,
- decipher ,
- deck ,
- deepen ,
- derby ,
- destiny ,
- diddle ,
- diligent ,
- discreet ,
- disk ,
- display ,
- dissipation ,
- dissolve ,
- distance ,
- division ,
- dog ,
- dog race ,
- dormant ,
- draft ,
- drag race ,
- drain the cup ,
- dram ,
- drape ,
- draught ,
- draughtsman ,
- draughty ,
- drench ,
- dress ,
- dress circle ,
- drink in ,
- drink up ,
- drop ,
- drop-off ,
- drub ,
- dud ,
- ease ,
- eat ,
- echelon ,
- edge ,
- effeminacy ,
- electric circuit ,
- electrical circuit ,
- embrace ,
- encapsulate ,
- encircle ,
- enclose ,
- enclothe ,
- encompass ,
- endue ,
- enfold ,
- enrobe ,
- enshroud ,
- entrails ,
- envelop ,
- envelope ,
- environ ,
- enwrap ,
- extend ,
- extend over ,
- extension ,
- facade ,
- face ,
- facet ,
- facia ,
- fall for ,
- false front ,
- fancy dog ,
- fast asleep ,
- fasten ,
- feel ,
- feeling ,
- figure out ,
- film ,
- flank ,
- flap ,
- flick ,
- flight strip ,
- flog ,
- flow ,
- fly ,
- foil ,
- fold up ,
- fondle ,
- footrace ,
- fore ,
- forefront ,
- foreground ,
- forehand ,
- foreland ,
- forepart ,
- forequarter ,
- foreword ,
- fox terrier ,
- frame ,
- fringe ,
- frisk ,
- front ,
- front man ,
- front matter ,
- front view ,
- frontage ,
- frontal ,
- frontier ,
- frontispiece ,
- full circle ,
- furl ,
- gain ,
- gain on ,
- garb ,
- gargle ,
- garment ,
- gather ,
- gird ,
- girdle ,
- girth ,
- give ,
- glance ,
- go about ,
- go before ,
- go round ,
- gore ,
- grade ,
- graze ,
- grog ,
- guggle ,
- guide ,
- gusto ,
- guts ,
- guzzle ,
- gyration ,
- gyre ,
- habilitate ,
- hang over ,
- harrier ,
- head ,
- head the line ,
- heading ,
- headquarters ,
- heart ,
- heat ,
- hedonism ,
- heedful ,
- heel ,
- hem ,
- hem in ,
- hooch ,
- hound ,
- housing ,
- hurdle race ,
- imbibe ,
- imbricate ,
- imbrication ,
- inclose ,
- intemperance ,
- interpret ,
- intersection ,
- invest ,
- involve ,
- jab ,
- jigger ,
- juncture ,
- jut ,
- kiss ,
- knee ,
- knees ,
- knock back ,
- lambency ,
- lamella ,
- lamina ,
- laminated glass ,
- lap over ,
- lapel ,
- lappet ,
- lapping ,
- launder ,
- layer ,
- lead ,
- lead the way ,
- leaf ,
- leave behind ,
- length ,
- level ,
- libation ,
- lie around ,
- lie over ,
- light the way ,
- light touch ,
- likker ,
- line ,
- lingual ,
- liquid courage ,
- list ,
- loop ,
- lose time ,
- lot ,
- lush ,
- luxuriousness ,
- luxury ,
- marathon ,
- march ,
- marge ,
- margin ,
- marrow ,
- mastiff ,
- match race ,
- medicine ,
- membrane ,
- mindful ,
- moisten ,
- mongrel ,
- monkey ,
- mouth ,
- muffle up ,
- murmur ,
- nestle ,
- nip ,
- nuzzle ,
- observant ,
- obstacle race ,
- obverse ,
- otter hound ,
- outdistance ,
- outpace ,
- outrigger ,
- outrun ,
- outsail ,
- outstrip ,
- overarch ,
- overhang ,
- overhaul ,
- overlay ,
- overlayer ,
- overlie ,
- override ,
- overtake ,
- pace ,
- pack ,
- package ,
- pampered ,
- pane ,
- panel ,
- part ,
- parts ,
- pass ,
- patina ,
- peel ,
- peg ,
- pellicle ,
- penetralia ,
- pensive ,
- phase ,
- physical pleasure ,
- pillow ,
- pirouette ,
- pith ,
- place ,
- plait ,
- plank ,
- plash ,
- plate ,
- plating ,
- pleasure ,
- pleat ,
- plica ,
- plication ,
- ply ,
- plywood ,
- point ,
- pointer ,
- poke ,
- poodle ,
- portion ,
- position ,
- potation ,
- potato race ,
- pound ,
- precede ,
- preface ,
- prefix ,
- priority ,
- projection ,
- prop ,
- proscenium ,
- pucker ,
- pug ,
- pull ,
- punch ,
- pup ,
- puppy ,
- purl ,
- puzzle out ,
- quaff ,
- quarters ,
- racing circuit ,
- rag out ,
- raiment ,
- rasher ,
- recesses ,
- regatta ,
- relay ,
- relay race ,
- resolve ,
- respectful ,
- retriever ,
- revolution ,
- revolve ,
- rib ,
- ride ,
- rim ,
- rinse ,
- ripple ,
- roach ,
- road race ,
- robe ,
- rod ,
- roll ,
- roll up ,
- rope ,
- rophy ,
- rotary ,
- rotation ,
- round ,
- roundabout ,
- rounds ,
- rub ,
- ruck ,
- run ,
- rush ,
- sack race ,
- safety glass ,
- salt lick ,
- scum ,
- seat ,
- section ,
- segment ,
- sense of touch ,
- sensible ,
- sensuality ,
- set ,
- set the pace ,
- set up ,
- setter ,
- sheath ,
- sheathe ,
- sheep dog ,
- sheet ,
- shepherd's dog ,
- shingle ,
- shoe ,
- shore ,
- shroud ,
- side ,
- silkiness ,
- sip ,
- situation ,
- skid ,
- skin ,
- skirt ,
- slab ,
- slap ,
- slat ,
- sleeper ,
- sleeping ,
- slice ,
- slug ,
- smother ,
- snort ,
- snuggle ,
- soak ,
- sojourn ,
- sole ,
- solicitous ,
- solve ,
- sound asleep ,
- span ,
- spaniel ,
- spatter ,
- spearhead ,
- spin ,
- spiral ,
- splatter ,
- splint ,
- sponge up ,
- sporting dog ,
- spot ,
- sprint ,
- sprit ,
- stage ,
- stand ,
- station ,
- status ,
- stay ,
- step ,
- stilts ,
- stirrup ,
- stratum ,
- stretch ,
- strobilate ,
- stroke ,
- studious ,
- substance ,
- suck ,
- superimpose ,
- support ,
- supporter ,
- surge ,
- surround ,
- swaddle ,
- swallow ,
- swathe ,
- swig ,
- swill ,
- swizzle ,
- swoosh ,
- tab ,
- tabernacle ,
- table ,
- tablet ,
- tail ,
- take it easy ,
- take the lead ,
- tap ,
- tape ,
- terrier ,
- thoughtful ,
- thrash ,
- three-legged race ,
- thresh ,
- throne ,
- tier ,
- tiger milk ,
- tipple ,
- tire ,
- titillation ,
- tog ,
- tongue ,
- tonic ,
- tope ,
- torch race ,
- toss ,
- toss down ,
- tot ,
- touch ,
- tour ,
- toy dog ,
- traffic circle ,
- tragalism ,
- trill ,
- trim ,
- trip ,
- truss ,
- tun ,
- turn ,
- turnspit ,
- twist ,
- undulate ,
- vegetate ,
- velvet ,
- veneer ,
- verge ,
- viscera ,
- vitals ,
- wafer ,
- walk ,
- wash-off ,
- washing ,
- waste time ,
- watchful ,
- water dog ,
- water spaniel ,
- wheel ,
- whelp ,
- whirl ,
- whisper ,
- white line ,
- window dressing ,
- womb ,
- work ,
- work out ,
- wrap ,
- wrap up ,
- wrinkle ,
- yacht race .
- Circumgyration ,
- Colure ,
- Colures ,
- Convexities ,
- DISCS ,
- Ellipses ,
- Helices ,
- Helixes ,
- Movements ,
- Plicature ,
- Rivel ,
- Ruche ,
- area ,
- by-way ,
- byway ,
- byways ,
- circuit ,
- circumnavigation ,
- circumnavigations ,
- cirque ,
- cirques ,
- cloth covering ,
- convexity ,
- cordon ,
- cordons ,
- corkscrew ,
- corkscrews ,
- curlicue ,
- curlicues ,
- disc ,
- dog's ear ,
- domain ,
- ecliptic ,
- ellipse ,
- equator ,
- equators ,
- excurvation ,
- field ,
- flection ,
- flexure ,
- flexures ,
- full turn ,
- globe ,
- helix ,
- horizons ,
- involution ,
- involutions ,
- knife edge ,
- knife-edge ,
- lapels ,
- locomotion ,
- nature ,
- overlap ,
- parallel of latitude ,
- perigee ,
- perigees ,
- point in time ,
- region ,
- ringlet ,
- rung ,
- shirring ,
- shirrings ,
- smocking ,
- space ,
- sphere ,
- streams ,
- system date ,
- tendril ,
- thigh ,
- thing ,
- touching ,
- travel ,
- turnings ,
- windings .
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How to use "Lap" in context?
Lap is a wonderful thing. It's a comfortable place to sit, a place to lean when you're tired, and a location from which you can view many interesting things. In short, lap is a great place to relax.
But what is lap, exactly? Lap is an abbreviation for "leaning against." Lap can be found in a variety of places, from the office to the park to your own home. But the best place to lap is at your favorite coffee shop, where you can sit with a good book or a good friend and simply relax.
Lap is a great place to work, too.
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