wap

[ wop, wap ]

/ wɒp, wæp /

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verb (used with or without object), noun wapped, wap·ping,

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Origin of wap

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English wap, wap(p)e, whap; probably from wappen “to strike;” of imitative origin

Other definitions for wap (2 of 2)

WAP

[ pronounced as initials or -wahp, wap ]

/ pronounced as initials or wɑp, wæp /

noun Digital Technology.

wireless application protocol: a protocol for transferring documents, especially web pages, over a computer network to cell phones and other handheld wireless devices.

Origin of WAP

First recorded in 1995–2000

How to use wap in a sentence

An aide to Princes William and Harry, Jamie Lowther Pinkerton, was hacked 416 times from the Wapping office.
8 Lessons From the Murdoch Phone Hacking Trial|Peter Jukes|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then she helped press magnate Rupert Murdoch crush organized-labor opposition in his Wapping facilities.
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Lasting Legacy|Christopher Dickey|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We are told that £130,000 was paid in one year to Mr. Mulcaire – which of you (the Wapping Three) asked about this payment?
9 Questions for Rupert|Geoffrey Robertson|July 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Wapping Project E1W 3SG Phone: 02076802080 www.thewappingproject.com Newcomer Pizza East has quickly become a favorite.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|November 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST

A remarkable ball of fire fell upon a public house at Wapping, England.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
There she asked to see one of the detective branch, and they referred her to headquarters at Wapping after nine this morning.
The Grell Mystery|Frank Froest
He says Whistler lived in a little inn, rather rough, frequented by skippers and bargees, close to Wapping steamboat pier.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
But it was finished: the Wapping shown in the Academy of 1864, a proof how long Whistler kept his pictures before exhibiting them.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Of two pictures painted at the same period, the Wapping is badly cracked, and the Thames in Ice is in perfect condition.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell

British Dictionary definitions for wap

WAP

/ (wæp) /

n acronym for

Wireless Application Protocol: a global application that enables mobile phone users to access the internet and other information services

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