yap
part of speech
verb (yap, yaps, yapped, yapping); noun (a yap, yaps)
meaning for a pupil
1) (of a small dog) To give short, high, sharp barks: «The puppy yapped at the postman.» tree →
2) (informal) To talk a lot, loudly or in a silly way: «Stop yapping!» tree →
3) (slang, rude) Your mouth: «Shut your yap!» tree →
4) A short, sharp bark. tree →
5) Other animals, such as badgers, can also yap, not just small dogs. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, a small dog that yaps is usually noisy and annoying, but often brave. «Yapping» about someone is chatter that can turn into gossip. «Shut your yap» is rude; do not say it to teachers. Related: «yappy» (a yappy dog).
examples
- The little dog next door yaps every time the doorbell rings. tree →
- Stop yapping and finish your homework! tree →
- The terrier gave a yap and ran after the ball. tree →
- «Shut your yap!» shouted the pirate. tree →
- They were yapping on the phone for an hour. tree →
- Our neighbour's yappy dog woke the whole street. tree →
- There was also the plunge and scurry of the deer, the yapping of badgers, and the whirr of birds driven into reluctant flight. tree →
note
Double the p: yapped, yapping. «Yap» is for small dogs; big dogs «bark» or «woof». The «your yap» sense is rude slang, like «gob» or «trap». Do not confuse with «yep» (yes, informal).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «yap» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.