ALL meanings of lap up
lap up
L l - verb with object lap up (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline. 1
- verb with object lap up to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in: to lap water from a bowl. 1
- verb without object lap up to wash or move in small waves with a light, slapping or splashing sound: The water lapped gently against the mooring. 1
- verb without object lap up to take up liquid with the tongue; lick up a liquid. 1
- noun lap up the act of lapping liquid. 1
- noun lap up the lapping of water against something. 1
- noun lap up the sound of this: the quiet lap of the sea on the rocks. 1
- noun lap up something lapped up, as liquid food for dogs. 1
- transitivephrasal verb lap up take in eagerly 1
- transitivephrasal verb lap up take in eagerly 1
- transitivephrasal verb lap up take in eagerly 1
- verb lap up To consume by lapping. 0
- verb lap up (Idiomatic) To revel in, to overtly enjoy. 0
- phrasal verb lap up If you say that someone laps up something such as information or attention, you mean that they accept it eagerly, usually when you think they are being foolish for believing that it is sincere. 0
- verb lap up to eat or drink 0
- verb lap up to relish or delight in 0
- verb lap up to believe or accept eagerly and uncritically 0
- noun lap up to take up (liquid or liquid food) by lapping 0
- noun lap up to eat or drink greedily 0
- noun lap up to accept with enthusiasm 0
- noun lap up to believe too readily 0