📖 Definitions of "Yap"
noun
- 1
The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
- 2
Casual talk; chatter.
- 3
The mouth, which produces speech.
"Shut your yap!"
- 4
A badly behaved child; a brat.
verb
- 1
Of a small dog, to bark.
- 2
To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.
"You’re always yapping - I wish you’d shut up."
- 3
To rob or steal from (someone).
🔄 Synonyms of "Yap"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| trapnoun | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| holenoun | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| yelpnoun | To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise. |
| mawnoun | The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw. |
| yipnoun | a sharp, high-pitched bark |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Yap"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| yipnoun | a sharp, high-pitched bark |
| yelpnoun | An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. |
| trapnoun | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| mawnoun | The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw. |
| holenoun | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| jabbernoun | Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish. |
| blahnoun | (uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. |
| chatternoun | Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk. |
| nagnoun | A persistent, bothersome thought or worry. |
| blanoun | (Pakistan, politics) Initialism of Baloch(istan) Liberation Army. |
| posnoun | (retail) Initialism of point of sale or point of service. |
| leafnoun | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| japnoun | (derogatory, ethnic slur, US) A Japanese person. |
| yehnoun | A surname. |
| salazarnoun | A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]. |
| jaapnoun | A male given name from Dutch |
| yienoun | — |
| yawpnoun | Loud or coarse talk. |
| barknoun | The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. |
| yippingnoun | A sound that yips. |
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