Antonyms for lap up
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : lap |
Phonetic Transcription : læp |
- abandon
- annul
- attend
- be sad
- blackball
- cancel
- cease
- censure
- condemn
- confuse
- contradict
- decline
- demur
- deny
- desert
- destroy
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disappoint
- disapprove
- disbelieve
- discard
- discourage
- discredit
- dislike
- dismiss
- disprove
- dispute
- disregard
- dissent
- dissuade
- distress
- distrust
- drop
- exclude
- forbid
- forget
- forsake
- halt
- hate
- ignore
- invalidate
- leave
- let go
- mistrust
- neglect
- not allow
- object
- oppose
- prevent
- protest
- quit
- refuse
- refute
- regard
- reject
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- respect
- stop
- veto
- void
Definition of lap up
Origin :- Old English læppa (plural læppan) "skirt or flap of a garment," from Proto-Germanic *lapp- (cf. Old Frisian lappa, Old Saxon lappo, Middle Dutch lappe, Dutch lap, Old High German lappa, German Lappen "rag, shred," Old Norse leppr "patch, rag"), from PIE root *leb- "be loose, hang down."
- Sense of "lower part of a shirt" led to that of "upper legs of seated person" (c.1300). Used figuratively ("bosom, breast") from late 14c.; e.g. lap of luxury, first recorded 1802. From 15c.-In 17c. the word (often in plural) was a euphemism for "female pudendum," but this is not the source of lap dance, which is first recorded 1993.
- To lap dance, you undress, sit your client down, order him to stay still and fully clothed, then hover over him, making a motion that you have perfected by watching Mister Softee ice cream dispensers. [Anthony Lane, review of "Showgirls," "New Yorker," Oct. 16, 1995]
- That this is pleasure and not torment for the client is something survivors of the late 20c. will have to explain to their youngers.
- As in approve : verb allow, authorize
- As in revel : verb take pleasure; celebrate
- As in accept : verb receive by agreeing, consenting
- As in believe : verb trust, rely on
- As in roister : verb revel
- As in condone : verb make allowance for
- As in confirm : verb ratify, validate, prove
- As in hold : verb believe
- And by that time the water was beginning to lap up through the hatchway.
- Extract from : « A Set of Rogues » by Frank Barrett
- With its rough tongue the cat can lap up milk, and also clean its fur.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Elementary Science Readers » by Various
- And the waves of men no longer broke from the woods to lap up and recede sullenly down the slope.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
- Wants to lap up keemy and nibbst fish at the Prince George for your din-din?
- Extract from : « Edgar Saltus: The Man » by Marie Saltus
- And now lap up thy sewing, child, for I see thy father coming in, and we will go down to hall.
- Extract from : « A Forgotten Hero » by Emily Sarah Holt
- At that they all hastened to discover some39 spots where it was possible to lap up a sufficient supply of the clear fluid.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts on a Long Hike » by Archibald Lee Fletcher
- Here she had two pails of milk, and with one hand in each let the calves find her fingers and so lap up the milk.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- They give out a honey-like liquid, of which the ants are very fond, and lap up with great eagerness.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, March 8, 1881 » by Various
- After three weeks they can be fed less frequently with a spoon, and can readily be taught to lap up the milk.
- Extract from : « The Boston Terrier and All About It » by Edward Axtell
- Why, they'd lap up dope till you couldn't tell 'em from a New York drug store.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
Synonyms for lap up
- accede
- accept
- accredit
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- admit
- adopt
- advocate
- affirm
- agree
- agree to
- approve
- assent
- assume
- attach weight to
- attest
- authenticate
- authorize
- aver
- avow
- back
- bask
- be certain of
- be convinced of
- be credulous
- be of the opinion
- bear
- bear out
- bet bottom dollar
- bless
- blow off steam
- boost
- buy
- buy into
- carouse
- carry on
- certify
- charter
- check
- check out
- circumstantiate
- comply
- conceive
- conclude
- concur
- concur with
- confirm
- consent
- consider
- cooperate with
- corroborate
- count on
- credit
- cross one's heart
- crow
- cut loose
- debunk
- deem
- delight
- dig
- disregard
- double-check
- empower
- encourage
- endorse
- enjoy
- entertain
- establish
- esteem
- excuse
- explain
- fall for
- feel
- fool around
- forget
- forgive
- frolic
- get behind
- give credence to
- give go-ahead
- give green light
- give high sign
- give stamp of approval
- give the go-ahead
- give the green light
- give the nod
- gloat
- go along with
- go for
- go on a spree
- groove
- hats off to
- have
- have faith in
- have hunch
- have no doubt
- have sneaking suspicion
- hold
- ignore
- indulge
- judge
- justify
- keep the faith
- kick over the traces
- kick up heels
- kick up one's heels
- kid around
- lap up
- lark
- lay money on
- let go
- let it come
- let it go by
- let loose
- let pass
- license
- live it up
- look the other way
- luxuriate
- maintain
- make good
- make law
- make merry
- make sure
- make valid
- make whoopee
- mandate
- nod at
- okay
- overlook
- paint the town
- paint the town red
- pardon
- pass over
- permit
- place confidence in
- posit
- postulate
- presume
- presume true
- presuppose
- pronounce
- push for
- ratify
- reckon
- reckon on
- recognize
- recommend
- regard
- rejoice
- relish
- remit
- rest assured
- riot
- roister
- roll
- rollick
- rubber-stamp
- run around
- sanction
- savor
- seal
- second
- sense
- set store by
- settle
- sign
- sign off on
- size up
- step out
- stump for
- subscribe
- subscribe to
- substantiate
- support
- suppose
- swallow
- swear by
- swear up and down
- take as gospel
- take as gospel truth
- take at one's word
- take for granted
- take it
- take on
- take one up on
- take stock in
- think
- thrive
- thumbs up
- trust
- underpin
- understand
- undertake
- uphold
- validate
- verify
- view
- vouch
- wallow
- warrant
- whoop it up
- wink at
- witness
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