Yap

Definition: Yap

Yap

Noun

1. Informal terms for the mouth.

Verb

1. Bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "yap" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)

YAP

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Yap

Crosswords: Yap

Just shut your yap, and get in the car (Wayne's World; writing credit: Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner. Based on the sketch from Saturday Night Live.)

Now shut up and don't open your yap about the war again (Gallipoli; writing credit: Peter Weir; David Williamson)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Adventures in Yap (reference)

• Call of the Morning Bird: Chants and Songs of Palau, Yap and Ponape (reference)

• Energy Meditation-Healing the Body, Freeing the Spirit: In Conversation With Master Yap Soon-Yeong (reference)

• Yap the Penguin (reference)

• Yip! Snap! Yap! (reference)

  (more book examples)

High Tech

• Net 2 Phone Yap Headset with Software and 1000 Minute Phone Card (reference)

• Net 2 Phone Yap USB Handset Phone with Software and 1000 Minute Phonecard (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Palm lined main road on Yap. Credit: Small World.

Yap 1992 July. Credit: Small World.

Colonia - the capital city of Yap. Credit: Small World.

The fuel depot at Colonia - the capital city of Yap. Credit: Small World.

A fresh water well on Yap. These wells are being diluted by salt-water as a as a result of sea level rise. Credit: Small World.

Using a metal detector to find coins on Yap. Credit: Small World.

Native outrigger canoe - different design than Yap and Sonsoral Canoe. Credit: Small World.

Yap from the air - a highly eroded volcanic island. Credit: Small World.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Germany renounces on her own behalf and on behalf of her nationals in favour of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers all rights, titles or privileges of whatever nature in the submarine cables set out below, or in any portions thereof: Emden-vigo: from the Straits of Dover to off vigo; Emden-Brest: from off Cherbourg to Brest; Emden-Teneriffe: from off Dunkirk to off Teneriffe; Emden-Azores (1): from the Straits of Dover to Fayal; Emden-Azores (2): from the Straits of Dover to Fayal; Azores-New York (1): from Fayal to New York; Azores-New York (2): from Fayal to the longitude of Halifax, Teneriffe-Monrovia: from off Teneriffe to off Monrovia; Monrovia-Lome: from about lat.: 2° 30' N.; long.: 7° 40' W. of Greenwich: to about lat.: 2° 20' N.; long.: 5° 30, W. of Greenwich; and from about lat.: 3° 48' N.; long.:0° 00', to Lome; Lome-Duala: from Lome to Duala; Monrovia-Pernambuco: from off Monrovia to off Pernambuco; Constantinople-Constanza: from Constantinople to Constanza; Yap-Shanghai, Yap-Guam, and Yap-Menado (Celebes): from Yap Island to Shanghai, from Yap Island to Guam Island, and from Yap Island to Menado. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Civil Liberties

Micronesia

Yap State does not have a television receiver station, and few residents have individual satellite dishes. (references)

Economic History

Micronesia

Area: 702 sq. km (about 270 sq. mi.) in four major island groups (Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap and Kosrae) totaling 607 islands. (references)

Micronesia

Manufacturing activity is modest, consisting mainly of a garment factory in Yap and production of buttons from trochus shells. (references)

Political Economy

Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is composed of four states: Chuuk (formerly Truk); Kosrae; Pohnpei; and Yap. (references)

Worker Rights

Micronesia

The other three states have established minimum hourly rates only for government workers: $1.25 for Chuuk; $1.49 for Kosrae; and $0.80 for Yap. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "yap": yap away. Additional references.

Albanian

leh (bark, bay, ululate, yelp), dërdëllit (babble, chatter, clack, gab, gibber, harp on, jabber, prattle), dërdëllis (babble, chatter, clack, gab, gibber, harp on, harp on the same string, jabber, prattle). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نباح (bark, barking, cry, howl, tongue, ululation, yelp), ‏نبح (bark, bay, cry, howl, yelp), ‏لغا (chatter, crack, twitter), ‏ثرثرة (babble, blab, blabber, boastfulness, breeze, cackle, chat, chatter, clatter, gab, gabble, garrulity, gas, gibberish, jabber, jactitation, logorrhea, loquacity, patter, prate, prattle, rattle, talkativeness, tattler, tittle tattle, twaddle), ‏ثرثر (babble, blab, blabber, bluster, chatter, clack, clatter, crack, gabble, gas, gibber, give oneself airs, gossip, jabber, jangle, jaw, natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, quack, rap, rumble, shoot one's mouth off, smatter, talk, tattle, twaddle, twitter), ‏شخص ريفي جاهل. (various references)

Bulgarian 

уста (kisser, mouth, mug, osculum, potato trap, potato-box, puss, rattletrap, rat-trap, throat, trap), селяндур (bumpkin, clod-poll, clown, haw-buck, hayseed, rube, yokel), хленча (grizzle, mewl, snivel, whimper, whine, yammer), грубиян (abuser, bohunk, boor, bulldozer, chuff, churl, clown, hottentot, larrikin, rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, savage), говоря силно (sound off), лая (bark, quest, yelp), плещя (flap, gammon, talk nonsense), плещене (gammon, slipslop, twaddle), дърдорене (babble, burble, cackle, gab, gabble, jaw, patter, sputter), джавкане (yelp, yip), джавкам (yelp). (various references)

Czech

tlachat (blab, cackle, chatter, gas, jaw, palaver, talk, tittle tattle, waffle), brebentit (chatter, gabble, gabble away, jabber), òafat, òafání, žvanit (babble, blab, burble, cackle, gabble, gas, natter, palaver, pettifog, piffle, prate, prattle, rattle, spout, talk, tattle, tittle tattle, twaddle, waffle), štìkání (bark, woof). (various references)

Farsi 

حرف (Blabbermouth, Grapheme, Jib, Letter, Particle, Say, Speech, Talk, Word), سگ بداصل (Cur), سخن (Lip, Locution, Pronunciation, Redundancy, Speech, Utterance, Word), زوزه کشیدن (Howl, Whimper, Yip, Yowl), زوزه (Yaup, Yawp, Yowl), عوعوکردن (Bay, Snap, Yip, Yowl), صدای تندوتیز. (various references)

French

japper, jappement (yapping), jacasserie (yak), jacasser. (various references)

German

quatschen (blather, chatter, gab, gabble, jaw, natter, piffle, squeal), Maul (gob, jaws, maw, mouth, muzzle), labern (jabber, prattle, talk), kläffen (yelp), gequatsche (blethering), gelaber (flannel, jabbering, prattling), gekläff (yapping, yelp). (various references)

Greek 

γάβγισμα (bark, yelp), γαυγίζω (bark, bay, yelp), φλυαρώ (babble, blabber, chatter, gab, gabble, gibber, gossip, jabber, palaver, prate, rattle away, tattle, tittle tattle, twaddle, waffle, yammer, yatter). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל� בוח (bark), � ביח�" (bark, barking, bow wow). (various references)

Hungarian

ugatás (bark, barking, bay, yelp, yip), ugat (bark, to bark, to bay, to bow-wow, to cry, to give tongue, to throw tongue, to yap, to yelp, to yip, yelp), csaholás (bay, yelp, yip, yowl), csahol (to bay, to cry, to give tongue, to throw tongue, to yap, to yelp, to yip, to yowl, yelp). (various references)

Indonesian

menyalak, menggonggongi, gonggong (howl, yowl), bercengking (squeal). (various references)

Italian

guaire (yelp). (various references)

Manx

yappal. (various references)

Norwegian

gneldre, bjeffe (bark, yelp), bjeff (bark, yelp). (various references)

Pig Latin

yapay.(various references)

Portuguese

vociferar (bark, bluster, rap, snap, thunder, vociferate), pessoa rabugenta, latir (bark, cry, yelp, yowl), latido (bark, barking, bay, yelp, yip, yowl), ladrar (bark, bay), ganido (whimper, yelp), falatório (gabble, jabber, tittle-tattle), berrar (bawl, bellow, cry out, howl, low, roar, scream, shout, vociferate, waul, yell, yowl). (various references)

Romanian

trãncãni (Bab, babble, cackle, clack, clash, clatter, cosher, gab, gibber, gossip, jabber, jangle, Maunder, natter, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle, talk, tattle), trãncãnealã (babble, chit chat, clack, clatter, drivel, flippancy, gibber, rattle, rigmarole, tattle), scheunãturã (yelp), scheuna (squeak, whimper, yelp), pãlãvrãgiu (cackler, gossip, gossiper), lãtrat scurt, hãmãi (bark, bay, yelp), chelãlãit (whimper, whine, yelp), chelãlãi (whimper, whine, yelp). (various references)

Russian 

тявкать (yapped, yapping). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

lajati (bark, bay), kevtati (tongue, yelp), brbljati (babble, jabber, jaw, patter, prattle, yak). (various references)

Spanish

quejarse (address a complaint, beef, bellyache, bitch, carry on, complain, crab, gripe, groan, grouse, grumble, kick, moan, murmur, natter, niggle, quarrel, repine, sound off, squeal, take on, wail, whimper, yammer), protestar (carry on, contest, expostulate, kick, moan, obtest, protest, remonstrate, remonstration, wail), parloteo (babble, babbling, cackle, chatter, gabble, gossip, prate, prattle, small talk), parlotear (babble, cackle, chatter, gab, gabble, gas, natter, prate, prattle, tattle, waffle), ladrido (bark, barking, bay, woof), ladrar (bark, bay, crook, give tongue, leave out, rumble, speak), dar ladridos agudos, charlar (chat, chatter, chin, gab, gas, gossip, jaw, natter, prate, prattle, shoot the bull, talk, visit), charla (babble, causerie, chat, chatter, chitchat, clack, derision, gab, gabble, gossip, natter, prate, rattle, small talk, talk, tattle, tittletattle). (various references)

Swedish

gläfsa (yelp), gläfs (yelp). (various references)

Turkish

saçmalamak (blah blah, blather, blether, drivel, drool, flap, gab, gas, piffle, rave, rot, talk nonsense, talk through one's hat, talk wild, twaddle, waffle), saçmalama (come off it, go on), havlamak (bark, bay, howl, woof, yelp), havlama (bark, barking, bay, yelp), gevezelik (babbling, cackle, chattering, chinwag, chitchat, clack, comment, gab, gabble, garrulity, gossip, indiscretion, jaw, jive, loquaciousness, loquacity, mouthiness, prate, prattle, rattle, talkativeness, talky-talk, tattle, volubility, windiness), acı acı havlamak, acı acı havlama. (various references)

Ukrainian

хамло (cad), гавкати (bark, bay, woof, yelp), гавкання (bark, barking, bay, woof, yelp), огризатися (talk back), брехня (bouncer, bung, caulker, crammer, falsehood, falsity, fib, flam, fudge, leasing, lie, lying, spinach, untruth, windy), брехати (fib, lie, peach), пелька (bazoo). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "yap": yapock, yapocks, yapok, yapoks, yapon, yapons, yapped, yapper, yappers, yapping, yappy, yaps. (additional references)

Words ending with "yap": giddyap. (additional references)

Words containing "yap": hydroxyapatite, hydroxyapatites, mayapple, mayapples. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Yap" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ayb, ayup, fyap, iaopa, iap, iapc, Iapi, Iep, Iepg, Ifapa, Iup, Nyup, uap, wyap, yaa, yaal, yaap, yaaz, yab, yac, yad, yae, yag, yai, yaj, yal, yalp, yao, yapa, yape, yaq, yar, yarp, yas, yasp, yat, yau, yav, yax, yay, yaz, yeap, yeb, yeep, yeh, yeip, yej, yeq, yev, yil, yipe, ylp, ymp, yna, yomp, yop, yorp, ype, ypn, yupp. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: pay, pya.

-1 letter: ay, pa, ya.

+1 letter: gapy, paly, paty, pays, play, pray, pyas, spay, yaps, yaup, yawp.

+2 letters: amply, apery, apply, aptly, atopy, campy, gappy, grapy, haply, happy, harpy, hypha, layup, nappy, paddy, pally, palmy, palsy, pandy, pansy, panty, pappy, pardy, parry, party, pasty, patly, patsy, patty, pawky, payed, payee, payer, payor, peaky, peaty, peavy, phyla, platy, playa, plays, prays, pyran, raspy, repay, sappy, soapy, spacy, spays, splay, spray, typal, waspy, yapok, yapon, yappy, yaups, yawps, zappy.