Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lapping

1 sense of lapping

Sense 1
imbrication, overlapping, lapping -- (covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles))
       => covering -- (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lap

5 senses of lap

Sense 1
lap -- (lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another)
       => lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sense 2
lick, lap -- (pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand")
       => stroke -- (touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard")

Sense 3
lap, swish, swosh, swoosh -- (move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 4
lap, lap up, lick -- (take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast")
       => drink, imbibe -- (take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda")

Sense 5
lave, lap, wash -- (wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore")
       => flow -- (cover or swamp with water)