yap Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun informal terms for the mouth
    maw; gob; trap; cakehole; hole.
  2. verb bark in a high-pitched tone
    yip; yelp.
    • the puppies yelped

WordNet

Yap intransitive verb
Etymology
Icel. gjalpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup.
Definitions
  1. To bark; to yelp. L'Estrange.
Yap noun
Definitions
  1. A bark; a yelp.

Webster 1913