drop/dump (something) in/into/on someone's lap

: the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass

: a dose of medicine measured by drops

: a minute quantity or degree of something nonmaterial or intangible

: to fall in drops

: to fall (see ¹fall 1a) unexpectedly or suddenly

: to descend (see descend 1) from one line or level to another

: some indeterminate or unspecified thing

: some indeterminate amount more than a specified number

: a person or thing of consequence

: in some degree : somewhat

used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective

: some person : somebody

: a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment

: the skirt of a coat or dress

: the clothing that lies on the knees, thighs, and lower part of the trunk when one sits

: to fold over or around something : wind

: to envelop entirely : swathe

: to fold over especially into layers

: the amount by which one object overlaps or projects beyond another

: the part of an object that overlaps another

: a smoothing and polishing tool usually consisting of a piece of wood, leather, felt, or soft metal in a special shape used with or without an embedded abrasive

: to take in food or drink with the tongue

: to make a gentle intermittent splashing sound

: to move in little waves : wash

: an act or instance of lapping

: the amount that can be carried to the mouth by one lick or scoop of the tongue

: a thin or weak beverage or food