lap vs flow

lap and flow both are nouns.

lap and flow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, flow is a hypernym of lap; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than lap:

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

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

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

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