لَابَ

, aorist يَلُوبُ, verbal noun لَوْبٌ and لُوبٌ and لُوءُوبٌ and لُوَابٌ (S, K) and لُوءَابٌ (K) and لَوَبَانٌ (K, according to the TA) or لُوبَانٌ (S, CK) He thirsted; was thirsty; (S, K;) or he, thirsting, went round about the water, not reaching it: (K:) or he went round about the water, by reason of thirst. (ISk.)

لَوْبٌ signifies The camels' going round about the tank, or cistern, and not being able to get at the water, on account of the crowding, or pressing. (As, K.)