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yap

  [yap] verb, yapped, yap⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.
2. Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly.
–verb (used with object)
3. to utter by yapping.
–noun
4. a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
5. Slang.
a. shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.
b. the mouth: Keep your yap shut.
6. Slang. an uncouth or stupid person; bumpkin; fool.
Origin:
1595–1605; 1900–05 for def. 5b; imit.

Related forms:
yapper, noun
yap⋅ping⋅ly, adverb

Yap

  [yahp, yap]
–noun
one of the Caroline Islands, in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 8482 including adjacent islands; 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
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yap   (yāp)   
v.   yapped, yap·ping, yaps

v.   intr.
  1. To bark sharply or shrilly; yelp.
  2. Slang To talk noisily or stupidly; jabber.
v.   tr.
To utter by yapping.
n.  
  1. A sharp, shrill bark; a yelp.
  2. Slang Noisy, stupid talk; jabber.
  3. Slang The mouth: Shut your yap.
  4. Slang A stupid, crude, or loud person.

[Probably imitative.]
yap'per n.
Yap   (yāp, yäp)   
An island group and state of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Discovered by the Spanish in 1791, it became part of a Japanese mandate after 1920 and fell to U.S. forces in 1945.
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Yap

Yap\, v. i. [Icel. gj[=a]lpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup.] To bark; to yelp. --L'Estrange.

Yap

Yap\, n. A bark; a yelp.
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Language Translation for : Yap
Spanish: ladrar,
German: kläffen,
Japanese: ほえる
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yap 
1603, probably of imitative origin. Originally in ref. to dog sounds; meaning "to talk idle chatter" is first recorded 1886.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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YAP
young aspiring professional
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