[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.", "the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits.", "a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture:the lap of luxury.", "area of responsibility, care, charge, or control:They dropped the problem right in his lap.", "a hollow place, as a hollow among hills.", "the front part of a skirt, especially as held up to contain something.", "a part of a garment that extends over another:the lap of a coat.", "a loose border or fold."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something:to lap a bandage around one's finger.", "to enwrap in something; wrap up; clothe .", "to envelop or enfold:lapped in luxury.", "to lay (something) partly over something underneath; lay (things) together, one partly over another; overlap .", "to lie partly over (something underneath).", "to get a lap or more ahead of (a competitor) in racing, as on an oval track.", "to cut or polish with a lap.", "to join, as by scarfing, to form a single piece with the same dimensions throughout.", "to change (cotton, wool, etc.) into a compressed layer or sheet."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to fold or wind around something.", "to lie partly over or alongside of something else.", "to lie upon and extend beyond a thing; overlap.", "to extend beyond a limit."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of lapping.", "the amount of material required to go around a thing once.", "a complete circuit of a course in racing or in walking for exercise:to run a lap.", "an overlapping part.", "the extent or amount of overlapping.", "a rotating wheel or disk holding an abrasive or polishing powder on its surface, used for gems, cutlery, etc.", "a compressed layer or sheet of cotton, wool, or other fibrous material usually wound on an iron rod or rolled into a cylindrical form for further processing during carding."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["(of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound:Waves lapped the shoreline.", "to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in:to lap water from a bowl."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to wash or move in small waves with a light, slapping or splashing sound:The water lapped gently against the mooring.", "to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of lapping liquid.", "the lapping of water against something.", "the sound of this:the quiet lap of the sea on the rocks.", "something lapped up, as liquid food for dogs."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Informal.to receive enthusiastically:The audience lapped up his monologue.to take in (all of a liquid) with the tongue; drink up:The cat lapped up her milk and looked for more.", "Informal.to receive enthusiastically:The audience lapped up his monologue.", "to take in (all of a liquid) with the tongue; drink up:The cat lapped up her milk and looked for more."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb", "List Items": ["archaic simple past tense of leap ."]}]