tongue vs lap

tongue and lap both are nouns.

tongue and lap both are verbs.

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

As verbs, lap is a hypernym of tongue; that is, lap is a word with a broader meaning than tongue:

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

Other hypernyms of tongue include lick.

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

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

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