n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: lapped ; lap · ping
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lapian; akin to Old High German laffan to lick, Latin lambere, Greek laphyssein to devour
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 : to take in food or drink with the tongue
2 a : to make a gentle intermittent splashing sound b : to move in little waves : WASH
transitive verb
1 a : to take in (food or drink) with the tongue b : to take in or absorb eagerly or quickly ― used with up <the crowd lapped up every word he said>
2 : to flow or splash against in little waves
– lap · per noun