Complete Definition of "lap up"

English

Verb

en-verb|inf=lap up|laps up|lapping up|lapped up

  1. To consume by lap#Etymology_3|lapping

#:The cat's lapping up the milk in its bowl

  1. idiom To revel in, to overtly enjoy

#:You could see she was pleased, she was lapping up the applause.

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