'lap up' definitions:
Definition of 'lap up'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'lap up'
From: GCIDE
- lap up \lap up\, v. t. [See lap, v. i.]
- 1. To take up (drink or food) with the tongue; to drink by licking up. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (fig.) To accept or enjoy enthusiatically and uncritically; as, to lap up praise. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'lap up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- and sinker,
- be a sucker,
- be taken in,
- bib,
- bite,
- devour,
- drain the cup,
- dram,
- drink,
- drink bottoms-up,
- drink deep,
- drink hard,
- drink off,
- drink up,
- eat up,
- fall for,
- follow strong drink,
- gargle,
- go for,
- gobble up,
- grog,
- gulp down,
- guzzle,
- imbibe,
- knock back,
- lap,
- lick,
- line,
- nibble,
- nip,
- quaff,
- sip,
- slurp,
- soak,
- soak up,
- sponge up,
- sup,
- swallow,
- swallow anything,
- swallow hook,
- swallow whole,
- swing at,
- take the bait,
- tipple,
- tope,
- toss down,
- toss off,
- tumble for
Words containing 'lap up'
- Lap,
- Lapful,
- Lapfuls,
- Lapped,
- Lapping,
- laps,
- Inside lap,
- Lap joint,
- Lap riveting,
- Lap weld,
- Lapping engine,
- Lapping machine,
- Outside lap,
- To lap boards,
- To lap timbers,
- lap choly,
- lap covering,
- lap of a slate,
- lap of honour,
- lap of luxury,
- lap of the gods,
- pace lap,
- victory lap,
- Lap-jointed,
- Lap-welded,
- lap-strake,
- lap-straked,
- lap-streak,
- lap-streaked