lap vs touching

touching vs lap

lap and touching both are nouns.

lap is not an adjective while touching is an adjective.

lap is a verb but touching is not a verb.

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

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

lap: touching with the tongue
touching: the act of putting two things together with no space between them

Other hypernyms of lap include touch.

lap (noun)	touching (noun)
touching with the tongue	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
movement once around a course	the event of something coming in contact with the body
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 (adjective)	touching (adjective)
	arousing affect

lap (verb)	touching (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

Difference between lap and touching

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