lap up
To consume by lappingTo consume by lapping; to drink (something) quickly.
» The dog has lapped up the milk.
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2 senses(transitive)To consume by lapping; to drink (something) quickly.
The cat's lapping up the milk in its bowl
(figuratively, transitive)To revel in, to overtly enjoy.
You could see she was pleased, she was lapping up the applause.
- take up with the tongue
Examples
6 sentencesThe dog has lapped up the milk.
The kitten lapped up the milk I poured into the saucer.
All that gossip about Tom — people just lap it up, whether it’s true or not.
Benedito stopped to take a drink from a stream, his billy goat lapping up the water beside him.
When I drop food on the floor, I don't have to clean it up because my dog laps it right up.
ruКогда я роняю на пол еду, мне не нужно её убирать, потому что моя собака сразу всё слизывает. — marafon
Forms
laps up, lapping up, lapped up, lapped up| Base form | lap up · to lap up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | laps up |
| Present participle | lapping up |
| Past simple | lapped up |
| Past participle | lapped up |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb