to lap
11
5.4
- verb
- /læp/
:
lamer
- The dog eagerly lapped up the fresh water from its bowl.
- lap up milk
- cat lapping
- dog lapping
Yeah, dogs and cats lap like, which is weird, which is weird like, whereas we drink, which seems much more efficient.
- Yeah, dogs and cats lap like, which is weird, which is weird like, whereas we drink, which seems much more efficient.
- So he he lapped, he laps up the diarrhea before bed outside.
Examples
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The kitten ran to the saucer and began lapping it up, her tail erect and quivering with pleasure.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then he gets down on his stomach and laps up the water with his tongue.
Fiction book (2000) -
I was able to get my tongue into it and lap some, like a dog.
Fiction book (1991) -
I doubt that even a pretty dumb dog would lap up that much unless it was mixed with something.
Fiction book (1990) -
Its tiny pink tongue nipped toward the saucer experimentally, then lapped the milk greedily.
Fiction book (1993) -
After finishing her run, she watched her puppy lap at the stream.
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The kitten gently lapped the milk from the saucer.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To put liquid into the mouth and swallow it
310
1.0
To pass the tongue over something to taste or clean it
2
3.8
To drink water or milk by licking it with the tongue again and again
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
1
3.2
To sit or lie with your body curved on someone's lap for warmth and comfort
Compounds
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb lap for drinking comes from the soft, repeated action of an animal's tongue and the small sound it makes, like 'lapping' up water. So to lap is to take liquid up quickly with the tongue.