Roleset lap.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "apply the tongue to gently":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, lapper


Arg1:thing lapped (at)

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


intransitive (and metaphorical) (-)
The breezes are soft, the waves lap gently and the palm trees sway lazily.
Arg0:	the waves
REL:	lap
ArgM-MNR:	gently

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


transitive (and literal) (-)
John's kitten lapped at the saucer of milk.
Arg0:	John's kitten
REL:	lapped
Arg1-at:	the saucer up milk

Also a phrasal variant 'lap up' implying completion of the process, but otherwise taking the same PAS.