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Yap
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Yap has 1 sense
- yap(n = noun.body) cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap - informal terms for the mouth; Array is a kind of mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
Verb Yap has 1 sense
- yap(v = verb.communication) yelp, yip - bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" is one way to bark
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
Yap, v. i. [Icel. gjālpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup.].
To bark; to yelp. L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
Yap, n.
A bark; a yelp. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Yap, v. & n.
--v.intr. (yapped, yapping)
1 bark shrilly or fussily.
2 colloq. talk noisily, foolishly, or complainingly.
--n. a sound of yapping.
--v.intr. (yapped, yapping)
1 bark shrilly or fussily.
2 colloq. talk noisily, foolishly, or complainingly.
--n. a sound of yapping.
Derivative
yapper n.
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
Yap
air a grievance, backwoodsman, bark, bat the breeze, battle cry, bawl, bay, bazoo, beat the gums, beef, bell, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, bug, bumpkin, buzz, cackle, call, carp at, caterwaul, chant, chaps, cheer, chin, chirp, chops, clamor, clodhopper, clown, complain, coo, crab, croak, crow, cry, drawl, embouchure, exclaim, flute, fret, fret and fume, fret at, fuss, fuss at, gab, gasp, give tongue, give voice, gob, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt, hail, halloo, hassle, hayseed, henpeck, hick, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jaw, jaws, jowls, keen, kick, kisser, lilt, lips, lodge a complaint, low, mandibles, maw, maxilla, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mouth, mug, mumble, murmur, mush, mutter, muzzle, nag, neigh, nibble at, nicker, niggle, oral cavity, pant, peck at, pester, pick at, pick on, pipe, premaxilla, provincial, pule, raise a howl, rallying cry, register a complaint, roar, row, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shoot the breeze, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, spiel, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, take on, thunder, trap, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yak, yakkety-yak, yammer, yap at, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowlROGET THESAURUS
Yap
Ululation
VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.
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