stroke vs lap

stroke and lap both are nouns.

stroke and lap both are verbs.

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

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

stroke: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
lap: pass the tongue over

Other hyponyms of stroke include caress, fondle, lick.

stroke (noun)	lap (noun)
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand	touching with the tongue
a light touch with the hands	movement once around a course
a single complete movement	a flap that lies over another part
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing	the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information	the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush	an area of control or responsibility
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
a light touch
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

stroke (verb)	lap (verb)
treat gingerly or carefully	wash or flow against
strike a ball with a smooth blow	take up with the tongue
row at a particular rate	pass the tongue over
touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions	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 stroke and lap

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