Main Difference
The main difference between Hug and Lap is that the Hug is a Form of endearment, universal in human communities, in which two or more people put their arms around the neck, back, or waist of one another and hold each other closely and Lap is a anatomical feature
Hug
A hug is a form of endearment, universal in human communities, in which two or more people put their arms around the neck, back, or waist of one another and hold each other closely. If more than two people are involved, it is referred to as a group hug.
Lap
A lap is a surface (usually horizontal) created between the knee and hips of a biped when it is in a seated or lying down position. The lap of a parent or loved one is seen as a physically and psychologically comfortable place for a child to sit. In countries where Christmas is celebrated, it has been a tradition for children to sit on the lap of a person dressed as Santa Claus to tell Santa what they want for Christmas, and have their picture taken, but this practice has since been questioned in some of these countries, where this sort of contact between children and unfamiliar adults raises concerns.Among adults, a person sitting on the lap of another usually indicates an intimate or romantic relationship between the two; this is a factor in the erotic activity in strip clubs known as a lap dance, where one person straddles the lap of the other and gyrates their lower extremities in a provocative manner.The lap can be a useful surface for carrying out tasks when a table is not available. The laptop computer was so named because it was seen as being able to be used on the user’s lap, but a study by State University of New York researchers found that heat generated from laptops can increase the temperature of the lap of male users when balancing the computer on their lap, potentially putting sperm count at risk. The study, which included roughly two dozen men between the ages of 21 and 35, found that the sitting position required to balance a laptop can increase scrotum temperature by as much as 2.1 °C (4 °F). A later 2010 study of 29 males published in Fertility and Sterility found that men who kept their laptops on their laps experienced scrotal hyperthermia (overheating) in which their scrotal temperatures increased by up to 2.0 °C (4 °F). The resulting heat increase, which could not be offset by a laptop cushion, may increase male infertility.
Hug (noun)
An affectionate close embrace.
Hug (verb)
To crouch; huddle as with cold.
Hug (verb)
To cling closely together.
Hug (verb)
To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
“Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.”
Hug (verb)
To stay close to (the shore etc.)
Hug (verb)
To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
Lap (noun)
The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
Lap (noun)
An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
Lap (noun)
The upper legs of a seated person.
“The boy was sitting on his mother’s lap.”
Lap (noun)
The female pudenda. 17th century
Lap (noun)
A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
Lap (noun)
The act or process of lapping.
Lap (noun)
That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
“the lap of a board”
Lap (noun)
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
“The second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.”
Lap (noun)
The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
Lap (noun)
One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool
“to run twenty laps”
“to win by three laps”
“swim two laps”
Lap (noun)
In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
Lap (noun)
A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
Lap (noun)
A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
Lap (verb)
To enfold; to hold as in one’s lap; to cherish.
Lap (verb)
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
Lap (verb)
To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
“to lap a piece of cloth”
Lap (verb)
to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
“to lap a bandage around a finger”
Lap (verb)
to envelop, enfold
“lapped in luxury”
Lap (verb)
to wind around
Lap (verb)
To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
“One laps roof tiles so that water can run off.”
Lap (verb)
To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
Lap (verb)
To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
“The cloth laps back.”
“The boats lap; the edges lap.”
Lap (verb)
To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
Lap (verb)
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
Lap (verb)
To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
“Don’t lap your soup like that, you look like a dog.”
Lap (verb)
To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
Hug (verb)
squeeze (someone) tightly in one’s arms, typically to express affection
“he hugged her close to him”
“we hugged and kissed”
“people kissed and hugged each other”
Hug (verb)
hold (something) closely or tightly round or against part of one’s body
“he hugged his knees to his chest”
Hug (verb)
fit tightly round
“a pair of jeans that hugged the contours of his body”
Hug (verb)
keep close to
“I headed north, hugging the coastline all the way”
“the car hugs the road, cornering neatly”
“left-winger Stewart hugged the touchline”
Hug (verb)
congratulate or be pleased with oneself
“she hugged herself with secret joy”
Hug (verb)
cherish or cling to (something such as a belief)
“a boy hugging a secret”
Hug (noun)
an act of holding someone tightly in one’s arms, typically to express affection
“there were hugs and tears as they were reunited”
Hug (noun)
a squeezing grip in wrestling.