LAP (UP) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

lap (up)

verb

Definition of lap (up)

as in to welcome

to receive or accept gladly or readily a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk

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Now they are followed by strangers in Chicago, who are sending them well wishes before their school tests, offering them tickets to a future game — overall welcoming them to Bears Nation.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The service Employees here lead with friendliness, and guests are made to feel not just welcomed but like staff are genuinely happy to see them.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of welcome

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But in terms of the veteran filmmaker not embracing advanced technology, that ship has sailed.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
As indie pop became glossier and more fleshed out in the 1990s, few bands embraced its minimal, melancholy origins like the Cat’s Miaow.

— David Glickman, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026

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