wap

[ wop, wap ]

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

Origin of wap

1
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 ]

nounDigital Technology.
  1. 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

2
First recorded in 1995–2000

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How to use wap in a sentence

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

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