v. t.
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1. To take up (drink or food) with the tongue; to drink by licking up.
2. (fig.) To accept or enjoy enthusiatically and uncritically.
[PJC]
lap up
| Dictionary: lap up |
v. t.
| Idioms: lap up |
Take in or receive very eagerly, as in She loves to travel--she just laps it up, or The agency is lapping up whatever information their spies send in. This expression alludes to an animal drinking greedily. [Late 1800s]
| WordNet: lap up |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
take up with the tongue
Synonym: lap
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| lap of luxury, in the (Idiom) |
| At the Stage Door (1921 Drama Film) |
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