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- lap against
lap against
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Subhash | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali |
| Leander | | lee-AN-dər (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| StÉPhane | | ste-FAHN | French |
| Shahira | | - | Arabic |
| Jaime (1) | | HIE-me (Spanish), ZHIEM (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Kaija | | KIE-yah | Finnish |