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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
lap
1. the upper side of the thighs of a seated person (Freq. 11)
- he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
• Hypernyms:
thigh
2. an area of control or responsibility
- the job fell right in my lap
• Hypernyms:
sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
• Hyponyms:
lap of the gods
3. the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
- his lap was covered with food stains
• Syn:
lap covering
• Hypernyms:
cloth covering
• Part Holonyms:
skirt, trouser, pant
4. a flap that lies over another part
- the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches
• Syn:
overlap
• Derivationally related forms:
overlap (for: overlap)
• Hypernyms:
flap
• Hyponyms:
cuff, turnup, lapel, lappet
5. movement once around a course
- he drove an extra lap just for insurance
• Syn:
circle, circuit
• Derivationally related forms:
circular (for: circle), circulate (for: circle), circle (for: circle)
• Hypernyms:
locomotion, travel
• Hyponyms:
pace lap, victory lap, lap of honour
6. touching with the tongue
- the dog's laps were warm and wet
• Syn:
lick
• Derivationally related forms:
lick (for: lick)
• Hypernyms:
touch, touching
1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
lie
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
2. pass the tongue over (Freq. 1)
- the dog licked her hand
• Syn:
lick
• Derivationally related forms:
lick (for: lick)
• Hypernyms:
stroke
• Hyponyms:
tongue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
• Syn:
swish, swosh, swoosh
• Derivationally related forms:
swish (for: swish)
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
4. take up with the tongue
- The cat lapped up the milk
- the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
• Syn:
lap up, lick
• Hypernyms:
drink, imbibe
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. wash or flow against
- the waves laved the shore
• Syn:
lave, wash
• Hypernyms:
flow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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