Definitions for yapyɑp, yæp

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yapyæp(v.; n.)yapped, yap•ping

  1. (v.i.)to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.

  2. Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly.

    Category: Status (usage)

  3. (v.t.)to utter by yapping.

  4. (n.)a shrill, snappish bark; yelp.

  5. Slang. shrill, noisy, or foolish talk. mouth:

    Keep your yap shut.

    Category: Status (usage)

  6. Slang. a stupid or uncouth person.

    Category: Status (usage)

Origin of yap:

1595–1605; imit.

yap′per(n.)

Yapyɑp, yæp(n.)

  1. one of the Caroline Islands, in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 46 sq. mi. (119 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob(verb)

    informal terms for the mouth

  2. yelp, yip, yap(verb)

    bark in a high-pitched tone

    "the puppies yelped"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. yap(verb)ɑp, yæp

    (of a dog) to bark with short, high-pitched barks

    little dogs that yap

Wiktionary

  1. yap(Noun)

    The high-pitched bark of a small dog.

  2. yap(Noun)

    An informal talk.

  3. yap(Noun)

    The mouth, which produces speech.

    Shut your yap!

  4. yap(Noun)

    A badly behaved child, a brat.

  5. yap(Verb)

    Of a small dog, to bark.

  6. yap(Verb)

    To talk, especially excessively.

    Youu2019re always yapping - I wish youu2019d shut up.

  7. Yap(ProperNoun)

    An atoll in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yap(verb)

    to bark; to yelp

  2. Yap(noun)

    a bark; a yelp


Translations for yap

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

yap(noun)

a short, high-pitched bark

The puppy gave a yap.

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