Synonyms of laps

laps 1 of 3

noun

plural of lap

as in legs

a portion of a trip

we were on the last lap of the journey, eagerly heading for home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• legs
• stages
• stopovers
• layovers

laps

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of lap

1

as in washes

to flow along or against

the waves gently lapped the sandy shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• washes
• splashes
• bathes
• lips
• laves
• ripples
• bubbles
• gurgles
• sloshes
• plashes

2

as in splashes

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• washes
• bubbles
• drips
• ripples
• trickles
• dribbles
• gurgles
• swirls
• plashes
• guggles
• rushes
• eddies
• drops
• squirts
• jets
• spurts
• swishes
• purls
• swooshes
• gushes
• swashes
• spouts
• spews
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• runs
• rolls
• pours

3

as in ripples

to move with a splashing motion

a stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• ripples
• bubbles
• sloshes
• plashes
• gurgles
• swashes
• babbles

laps

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of lap

1

as in overlaps

to lie over parts of one another

the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overlaps
• overlays
• overlies
• shingles
• overspreads

2

as in wraps

to surround or cover closely

this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wraps
• shrouds
• envelops
• encloses
• encases
• drapes
• encompasses
• mantles
• muffles
• incloses
• embosoms
• involves
• cocoons
• embowers
• bowers
• enfolds
• swathes
• veils
• enswathes
• encircles
• bosoms
• circles
• embraces
• circumfuses
• enwraps
• embeds
• enshrouds
• blankets
• curtains
• cloaks
• invests
• swaddles
• imbeds
• overlays
• disguises
• masks
• camouflages
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• bares
• denudes