lap against (something)
lap against (something)
Of water, to break, beat, or splash gently against something, as due to a current or tide. I love sleeping out on my uncle's boat at night, with the waves lapping against the hull.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lap (up) against something
[for waves] to splash gently against something. The waves lapped up against the shore softly. The waves lapped against the side of the boat all night long, and I couldn't sleep.
See also: lap
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- lap against
- slosh
- slosh around
- slop around
- pat (someone or something) on (something or some place)
- pat on
- dab at
- dab at (something)
- slosh through
- slosh through (something)