Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lap_up
1 sense of lap up
Sense 1
lap, lap up, lick -- (take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast")
=> drink, imbibe -- (take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda")