lap vs tongue

lap and tongue both are nouns.

lap and tongue both are verbs.

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

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

lap: pass the tongue over
tongue: lick or explore with the tongue

lap (noun)	tongue (noun)
touching with the tongue	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
movement once around a course	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
a flap that lies over another part	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
the upper side of the thighs of a seated person	a manner of speaking
an area of control or responsibility	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

lap (verb)	tongue (verb)
wash or flow against	lick or explore with the tongue
take up with the tongue	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
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 tongue

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