Словарь синонимов английского языка - lap

(v) 1. Often, lap up. lick up, tongue; sip, drink: In a moment, the cat had lapped all the cream from the saucer. 2. wash, splash, ripple, plash, purl: The water rose till it was lapping at the doorstep. 3. lap up. a consume, drink, eat: The dog lapped up every last scrap of food. b accept, believe, credit, fall for, Colloq swallow (whole), buy: She lapped up Felix's sob story and invited him in at once. (n) 1. circuit, orbit, ambit, circle, dour, trip, revolution: She buns four laps round the track every day for exercise. 2. flap, fold, lappet, projection, lapel, overlap: This lap hides the zip. -(v) 3. overlap, fold, enfold, envelop, wrap: Lap the fabric so as to cover the ceam.