What is another word for lap up?
Pronunciation:
[ lˈap ˈʌp], [ lˈap ˈʌp], [ l_ˈa_p ˈʌ_p]
Synonyms for Lap up:
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v.
• accept- accede ,
- acknowledge ,
- acquiesce ,
- admit ,
- adopt ,
- affirm ,
- agree to ,
- assent ,
- assume ,
- avow ,
- bear ,
- buy ,
- check out ,
- comply ,
- okay ,
- recognize ,
- sign ,
- take on ,
- thumbs up ,
- undertake .
- accredit ,
- advocate ,
- agree ,
- authorize ,
- back ,
- bless ,
- boost ,
- certify ,
- charter ,
- concur ,
- consent ,
- dig ,
- encourage ,
- endorse ,
- groove ,
- license ,
- maintain ,
- mandate ,
- pronounce ,
- ratify ,
- recommend ,
- sanction ,
- seal ,
- support ,
- uphold ,
- validate .
- conceive ,
- conclude ,
- consider ,
- count on ,
- credit ,
- deem ,
- have ,
- posit ,
- postulate ,
- presuppose ,
- regard ,
- suppose ,
- swear by ,
- take it ,
- think ,
- trust .
- attest ,
- authenticate ,
- bear out ,
- check ,
- corroborate ,
- debunk ,
- explain ,
- justify ,
- settle ,
- substantiate ,
- underpin ,
- verify ,
- vouch ,
- warrant ,
- witness .
Other synonyms:
- delight in ,
- drink in ,
- enjoy ,
- get ,
- go in for ,
- have your fun ,
- like ,
- love ,
- revel in ,
- take/find pleasure in (doing) something .
Other relevant words:
- Circumstantiated ,
- Larked ,
- Larking ,
- Pardoned ,
- Remitted ,
- accept ,
- approve ,
- believe ,
- bet bottom dollar ,
- blow off steam ,
- circumstantiate ,
- concur with ,
- condone ,
- confirm ,
- cooperate with ,
- cross heart ,
- cross one's heart ,
- double check ,
- double checked ,
- double checking ,
- double-check ,
- double-checked ,
- double-checks ,
- give green light ,
- give high sign ,
- give nod ,
- give stamp of approval ,
- give the go-ahead ,
- give the green light ,
- give the nod ,
- go on a spree ,
- have hunch ,
- have sneaking suspicion ,
- kick up heels ,
- lapped up ,
- lay money on ,
- let go by ,
- let it come ,
- let it go by ,
- let loose ,
- let pass ,
- lets go ,
- lets loose ,
- letting go ,
- letting loose ,
- live it up ,
- living it up ,
- look the other way ,
- made good ,
- made merry ,
- made sure ,
- make good ,
- make merry ,
- make sure ,
- makes merry ,
- making good ,
- making merry ,
- nod at ,
- paint the town ,
- revel ,
- roister ,
- rubber stamped ,
- rubber-stamp ,
- rubber-stamps ,
- rubberstamp ,
- run around ,
- set store by ,
- sign off on ,
- signed on ,
- signing on ,
- size up ,
- sizing up ,
- step out ,
- subscribe ,
- swear up and down ,
- take as gospel truth ,
- take one on ,
- take one up on ,
- take stock in ,
- take up on ,
- take upon ,
- under pin ,
- whoop it up ,
- wink at ,
- winked at .
- Upheld ,
- buy into ,
- empower ,
- establish ,
- get behind ,
- gets behind ,
- give go-ahead ,
- go along with ,
- grooved ,
- grooving ,
- hats off to ,
- make law ,
- make valid ,
- mandating ,
- permit ,
- push for ,
- second ,
- stump for ,
- subscribe to ,
- subscribed to .
- Postulated ,
- Postulating ,
- attach weight to ,
- be certain of ,
- be convinced of ,
- be credulous ,
- be of opinion ,
- be of the opinion ,
- fall for ,
- give credence to ,
- have faith in ,
- have no doubt ,
- having faith in ,
- hold ,
- keep faith ,
- keep the faith ,
- keeping the faith ,
- place confidence in ,
- posits ,
- presume true ,
- reckon on ,
- rest assured ,
- supposes ,
- take as gospel ,
- take at one's word ,
- take for granted ,
- takes for granted ,
- taking for granted ,
- took for granted ,
- trusted ,
- understand .
- and sinker ,
- bask ,
- be taken in ,
- bib ,
- bite ,
- consume ,
- crow ,
- delight ,
- devour ,
- drain the cup ,
- dram ,
- drink ,
- drink up ,
- eat ,
- eat up ,
- enjoy immensely ,
- gargle ,
- glory ,
- go for ,
- gobble up ,
- grog ,
- gulp down ,
- guzzle ,
- imbibe ,
- knock back ,
- lap ,
- lick ,
- line ,
- luxuriate ,
- nibble ,
- nip ,
- quaff ,
- rejoice ,
- relish ,
- savour ,
- sip ,
- slurp ,
- soak ,
- soak up ,
- sponge up ,
- sup ,
- swallow ,
- swallow whole ,
- swizzle ,
- take pleasure ,
- tipple ,
- tongue ,
- tope ,
- toss down ,
- toss off ,
- tumble for ,
- tun ,
- wallow .
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How to use "Lap up" in context?
There are various reasons why someone might lap up something. Lap up can be used to describe the act of drinking something, particularly when someone takes a long drink and then sets the glass down on the table. Lap up can be used figuratively to describe the act of swallowing something whole. Someone might lap up a victory after a long battle. Lap up can also be used to describe the act of taking something without offering any sort of acknowledgment to the person or thing that was given to you. Finally, lap up can be used as a term of endearment.
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