To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
Example: "To lap a piece of cloth"
To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
Example: "To lap a bandage around a finger"
To envelop, enfold
Example: "Lapped in luxury"
To wind around
To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
Example: "One laps roof tiles so that water can run off."
To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
Example: "The boats lap; the edges lap."
To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
Example: "Don't lap your soup like that, you look like a dog."
(of water) to wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.