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lap 1 L0046000 (lăp)n.1. a. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.b. The portion of a garment that covers the lap.2. A hanging or flaplike part, especially of a garment.3. An area of responsibility, interest, or control: an opportunity that dropped in his lap.Idiom: the lap of luxury Conditions of great affluence or material comfort: an heiress living in the lap of luxury.
[Middle English lappe, lappet, lap, from Old English læppa, lappet.]
lap′ful′ n.
lap 2 L0046000 (lăp)v. lapped, lap·ping, laps v.tr.1. a. To place or lay (something) so as to overlap another: lapped the roof tiles so that water would run off.b. To lie partly over or on: each shingle lapping the next; shadows that lapped the wall.2. To fold (something) over onto itself: a cloth edge that had been lapped and sewn to make a hem.3. To wrap or wind around (something); encircle.4. To envelop in something; swathe: models who were lapped in expensive furs.5. To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint.6. Sports To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course, as in running, or by two or more lengths of a pool in swimming.7. To convert (cotton or other fibers) into a sheet or layer.8. a. To polish (a surface) until smooth.b. To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted.v.intr.1. To lie partly on or over something; overlap.2. To form a lap or fold.3. To wind around or enfold something.n.1. a. A part that overlaps.b. The amount by which one part overlaps another.2. a. One complete round or circuit, especially of a racetrack.b. One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool.3. A segment or stage, as of a trip.4. a. A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.b. The act of lapping or encircling.5. A continuous band or layer of cotton, flax, or other fiber.6. A wheel, disk, or slab of leather or metal, either stationary or rotating, used for polishing and smoothing.
[Middle English lappen, from lappe, lap, lappet; see lap1.]
lap 3 L0046000 (lăp)v. lapped, lap·ping, laps v.tr.1. To take in (a liquid or food) by lifting it with the tongue.2. To wash or slap against with soft liquid sounds: waves lapping the side of the boat.v.intr.1. To take in a liquid or food with the tongue.2. To wash against something with soft liquid sounds.n.1. a. The act or an instance of lapping.b. The amount taken in by lapping.2. The sound of lapping.3. A watery food or drink.Phrasal Verb: lap up To receive eagerly or greedily: lapping up praise.
[Middle English lapen, from Old English lapian.]lap up vb (tr, adverb) 1. to eat or drink2. to relish or delight in: he laps up old horror films. 3. to believe or accept eagerly and uncritically: he laps up tall stories. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | lap up - take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"lap, lickdrink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" |
Translationslap1 (lӕp) – past tense, past participle lapped – verb1. to drink by licking with the tongue. The cat lapped milk from a saucer. 舔食 舐2. (of a liquid) to wash or flow (against). Water lapped the side of the boat. (水)輕輕拍打 泼溅，拍打 lap up to drink eagerly by lapping. The dog lapped up the water. 飢渴地舔食 舐食lap up
lap up1. To ingest something, usually a liquid, by licking. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lap" and "up." Those kittens must have been hungry—they've already lapped up all the milk in the saucer.2. By extension, to accept something readily or excitedly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lap" and "up." I'm worried about how she just laps up praise from her teachers, as if her self-worth depends on it.See also: lap, uplap something up 1. Lit. [for an animal] to lick something up. The dog lapped the ice cream up off the floor. The dog lapped up the ice cream. 2. Fig. [for someone] to accept or believe something with enthusiasm. Of course, they believed it. They just lapped it up. They lapped up the lies without questioning anything.See also: lap, uplap upTake 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] See also: lap, uplap upv.1. To eat or drink something completely by licking: The kitten lapped up the milk in the saucer. The cat lapped the water up.2. To receive something eagerly or greedily: The author lapped up the audience's praise. The runner lapped the medals up at the banquet.See also: lap, upEncyclopediaSeelapMedicalSeeLAPlap up
Related to lap up: rub off, turn upSynonyms for lap upverb take up with the tongueSynonymsRelated Words |