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YAP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: yapped    , yapping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for the mouth

Synonyms:

cakehole; gob; hole; maw; trap; yap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("yap" is a kind of...):

mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bark in a high-pitched tone

Example:

the puppies yelped

Synonyms:

yap; yelp; yip

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "yap" is one way to...):

bark (make barking sounds)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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