Dap vs. Lap

Dap vs. Lap — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dap and Lap

Dapnoun

(originally) Elaborate handshake, especially hooking thumbs.

Lapnoun

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

Dapnoun

A fistbump.

Lapnoun

An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.

Dapverb

To greet with a dap.

Lapnoun

The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered

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Lapnoun

(figuratively) a place of rearing and fostering

Lapnoun

The upper legs of a seated person.

The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.

Lapnoun

The female pudenda.

Lapnoun

(construction) A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.

Lapnoun

The act or process of lapping.

Lapnoun

That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.

the lap of a board
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Lapnoun

The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.

The second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.

Lapnoun

The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).

Lapnoun

(sports) One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool

to run twenty lapsto win by three lapsswim two laps

Lapnoun

In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.

Lapnoun

A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.

Lapnoun

A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.

Lapverb

(transitive) To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

Lapverb

(transitive) To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.

Lapverb

(transitive) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.

to lap a piece of cloth

Lapverb

(transitive) to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up

to lap a bandage around a finger

Lapverb

(transitive) to envelop, enfold

lapped in luxury

Lapverb

(intransitive) to wind around

Lapverb

(transitive) To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.

One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.

Lapverb

(transitive) To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.

Lapverb

(intransitive) To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.

The cloth laps back.The boats lap; the edges lap.

Lapverb

(transitive) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.

Lapverb

To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.

Lapverb

(ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.

Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog.

Lapverb

To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.

Lapnoun

the upper side of the thighs of a seated person;

he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap

Lapnoun

an area of control or responsibility;

the job fell right in my lap

Lapnoun

the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs;

his lap was covered with food stains

Lapnoun

a flap that lies over another part;

the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches

Lapnoun

movement once around a course;

he drove an extra lap just for insurance

Lapnoun

touching with the tongue;

the dog's laps were warm and wet

Lapverb

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

Lapverb

pass the tongue over;

the dog licked her hand

Lapverb

move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound;

The bubbles swoshed around in the glassThe curtain swooshed open

Lapverb

take up with the tongue;

The cat lapped up the milkthe cub licked the milk from its mother's breast

Lapverb

wash or flow against;

the waves laved the shore