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lap - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | lap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orbit, circuit |
| Synonyms: | circle, course, distance, loop, round, tour |
| Main Entry: | lap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slosh, wash against |
| Synonyms: | bathe, bubble, burble, drink, gurgle, lick, lip, ripple, sip, slap, splash, swish, lave, plash, purl, sup |
| Main Entry: | lap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overlap |
| Synonyms: | cover, enfold, envelop, fold, override, ride, swaddle, swathe, turn, twist, wrap, imbricate, overlie, shingle |
| Main Entry: | circuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, track, boundary |
| Synonyms: | ambit, area, circle, circulation, circumference, compass, course, cycle, district, journey, lap, limit, line, orbit, perimeter, periphery, range, region, round, route, tour, tract, turn, twirl, way, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, zone, bounds, circling, circumnavigation, circumscription, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, perambulation, turning |
| Main Entry: | coil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thread that curls |
| Synonyms: | bight, braid, circle, convolution, lap, loop, ring, roll, scroll, spiral, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, whorl, wind, corkscrew, curlicue, gyration, helix, involution |
| Main Entry: | coil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curl around, entwine |
| Synonyms: | convolute, fold, intertwine, lap, loop, rotate, scroll, snake, spiral, spire, turn, twine, twist, wind, writhe, convolve, corkscrew, intervolve, make serpentine, sinuate, wrap around, wreathe |
| Main Entry: | curl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend, loop |
| Synonyms: | buckle, coil, contort, convolute, crimp, crinkle, crisp, crook, curve, entwine, fold, indent, kink, lap, meander, ringlet, ripple, roll, snake, spiral, swirl, turn, twine, twirl, twist, undulate, wave, wind, writhe, zigzag, corkscrew, form into ringlets, frizz, scallop, wreathe |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | drink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take in liquid |
| Synonyms: | absorb, belt*, booze*, consume, dissipate, down, drain, gargle, gulp, guzzle*, hit the bottle*, imbibe, indulge, inhale, irrigate, lap*, nip*, put away, quaff, sip, slosh, sop, sponge, suck, swallow, swig, swill, thirst, tipple*, toast, liquor up*, partake of, slurp, soak up, sup, tank up, toss off, wash down, wet whistle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | double thickness |
| Synonyms: | bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, dog's ear, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle |
| Main Entry: | gurgle |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | burble, murmur |
| Synonyms: | babble, bubble, crow, lap, ripple, slosh, splash, wash, plash, purl |
| Main Entry: | layer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coating, tier |
| Synonyms: | band, bed, blanket, coat, couch, course, cover, covering, film, flag, flap, floor, fold, girdle, lap, mantle, overlap, overlay, panel, ply, row, seam, sheet, slab, story, stratum, stripe, thickness, zone, coping, lamina, lamination, substratum |
| Main Entry: | leg |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appendage used for support |
| Synonyms: | brace, column, lap, limb, member, part, pile, pole, portion, post, prop, section, segment, shank, stage, stake, stretch, stump, support, upright, stilt |
| Main Entry: | lobe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flap |
| Synonyms: | ear, fold, lap, node, portion, projection, protuberance, section, wattle, convexity, excurvation |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
| Synonyms: | adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, hem, hitch, hobble, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, pin, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke, encase, enchain, enfetter, handcuff, hitch on, hook on, hook up, peg down, pin down, pinion, tack on |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, loosen, release, unfasten, untie, set free, unbind |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
| Synonyms: | amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, coil, compass, corona, crown, cycle, disk, enclosure, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, cirque, colure, cordon, disc, ecliptic, equator, full turn, parallel of latitude, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | fold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay in creases |
| Synonyms: | bend, cockle, crimp, crisp, crumple, curl, double, furrow, gather, groove, hem, intertwine, knit, lap, overlap, overlay, plait, pleat, pucker, purse, ridge, ruffle, tuck, wrinkle, corrugate, dog-ear, double over, plicate, replicate, ruche, ruck, telescope, turn under |
| Antonyms: | flatten, leave, unbend |
| Main Entry: | lick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch with tongue |
| Synonyms: | brush, calm, caress, fondle, glance, gloss, graze, lap, osculate, pass over, play, quiet, ripple, rub, soothe, stroke, sweep, taste, tongue, touch, wash, lap against, move over |
| Main Entry: | orbit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circuit, revolution |
| Synonyms: | apogee, circle, course, curve, cycle, lap, path, pattern, rotation, round, track, trajectory, circumgyration, ellipse, locus, perigee |
| Main Entry: | stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | level, period within structure or |
| Synonyms: | degree, division, footing, grade, juncture, lap, leg, length, moment, node, notch, phase, plane, point, rung, standing, status, step, point in time, system date |
| Main Entry: | wash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bathe, clean |
| Synonyms: | bath, brush up, bubble, cleanse, dip, douse, drench, float, hose, imbue, immerse, lap, launder, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shine, shower, slosh, soak, soap, sponge, starch, swab, tub, wet, wipe, clean up, do the dishes, do the laundry, fresh up, freshen up, lave, shampoo, take a bath, take a shower, wash up* |
| Antonyms: | dirty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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