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# yap

«yap» in Mova's school dictionary: **To give short, high, sharp barks: «The puppy yapped at…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#m1)

2) (informal) To talk a lot, loudly or in a silly way: «Stop yapping!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#m2)

3) (slang, rude) Your mouth: «Shut your yap!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#m3)

4) A short, sharp bark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#m4)

5) Other animals, such as badgers, can also yap, not just small dogs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#m5)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#x1)
- Stop yapping and finish your homework! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#x2)
- The terrier gave a yap and ran after the ball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#x3)
- «Shut your yap!» shouted the pirate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#x4)
- They were yapping on the phone for an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#x5)
- Our neighbour's yappy dog woke the whole street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#x6)
- There was also the plunge and scurry of the deer, the yapping of badgers, and the whirr of birds driven into reluctant flight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/#x7)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.