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laps up

laps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lap up.

Meaning of lap up

Verb

lap up (third-person singular simple present laps up, present participle lapping up, simple past and past participle lapped up)

  1. (transitive) To consume by lapping; to drink (something) quickly.
    • The cat's lapping up the milk in its bowl
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To revel in, to overtly enjoy.
    • You could see she was pleased, she was lapping up the applause.

Questions about laps up

What is laps up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Laps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lap up.

Words near laps up in the dictionary

  1. laprobe
  2. laprobes
  3. laps
  4. laps of honor
  5. laps of honour
  6. laps up
  7. lapsability
  8. lapsable
  9. lapsang
  10. lapsang souchong
  11. lapsang souchongs

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