lap vs lapel

lap and lapel both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of lap include cuff, turnup, lappet.

lap (noun)	lapel (noun)
touching with the tongue	lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
movement once around a course
a flap that lies over another part
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
an area of control or responsibility

lap (verb)	lapel (verb)
wash or flow against
take up with the tongue
pass the tongue over
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another