bap

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/ bæp /

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noun British.

a soft, flattish bread roll.

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Origin of bap

First recorded in 1505–15; of obscure origin

Words nearby bap

Baoding, Baoji, BAOR, Baoshan, Baotou, bap, B.A.P.C.T., B.App.Arts, bapt., baptism, baptismal name

Other definitions for bap (2 of 3)

bap.

abbreviation

baptized.

Other definitions for bap (3 of 3)

Bap.

or Bapt

abbreviation

Baptist.

How to use bap in a sentence

He crumpled onto the floor in front of his bed and I hit him again, Bap!
Meet the Man Who Killed Bin Laden|David Frum|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We passed not far from the foot of the lofty mountain Sah Bap, from which point we could also see several other mountains.
Siam|George B. Bacon
Unbaptised, un-bap′tīzd, adj. not having received baptism, unchristian: unholy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
"The only Jordan Bap Sloan will ever see now," he said, with a shiver that sent a tremor through his bowed shoulders.
Travelers Five Along Life's Highway|Annie Fellows Johnston

At one eventful chicken fight, where a fee of twenty-five cents for the entrance of each fowl was assessed, one Bap.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2)|William H. Herndon
He said there was more need that Je-sus should bap-tize him.
Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading|Josephine Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for bap

bap

/ (bæp) /

noun

British a large soft bread roll

Word Origin for bap

C16: of unknown origin

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