lap up

1. 1.

   take up with the tongue

   “The cat lapped up the milk”

   “the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast”

   Synonymslaplick

   Broaderdrink

Questions about lap up

What does lap up mean?

lap up means "take up with the tongue".

What is another word for lap up?

Close synonyms include lap, lick. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lap up a common word?