flow vs lap

flow and lap both are nouns.

flow and lap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No
lap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lap is a hyponym of flow; that is, lap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flow:

flow: cover or swamp with water
lap: wash or flow against

Other hyponyms of flow include lave, wash.

flow (noun)	lap (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	touching with the tongue
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	movement once around a course
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	a flap that lies over another part
any uninterrupted stream or discharge	the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause	the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously	an area of control or responsibility
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	lap (verb)
undergo menstruation	wash or flow against
cover or swamp with water	take up with the tongue
fall or flow in a certain way	pass the tongue over
move along, of liquids	move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
move or progress freely as if in a stream	lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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