lap vs orbit

lap and orbit both are nouns.

lap and orbit both are verbs.

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

As nouns, orbit is a hypernym of lap; that is, orbit is a word with a broader meaning than lap:

lap: an area of control or responsibility
orbit: a particular environment or walk of life

Other hypernyms of lap include area, arena, domain, field, sphere.

lap (noun)	orbit (noun)
touching with the tongue	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
movement once around a course	the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
a flap that lies over another part	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person	a particular environment or walk of life
an area of control or responsibility

lap (verb)	orbit (verb)
wash or flow against	move in an orbit
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

Difference between lap and orbit

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