wap
verb (used with or without object)
whop.
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wap
1 American
[wop, wap]
/ wɒp, wæp /
verb (used with or without object)
wapped,
wapping
WAP
2
American
[-wahp, wap]
/ wɑp, wæp /
noun
Digital Technology.
WAP
British
/ wæp /
acronym
Etymology
Origin of wap1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English wap, wap(p)e, whap; probably from wappen “to strike;” of imitative origin
Origin of WAP2
First recorded in 1995–2000
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“Gae, fetch a web o’ the silken claith,Another o’ the twine,And wap them into our ship’s side,And let na the sea come in.”
From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew
South-East div division pa parish wap wapentake S.W.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
There wap no dispute as to the fact that the younger petitioner, W.H.
From Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton by Anonymous
"Sir," he said, "I saw nothing but the waters wap and the waves wan."
From Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson by Wordsworth, William
Bobby maintained that if he read law at all, it was at night, for he wap too busy with other occupations during the day.
From Jane Cable by McCutcheon, George Barr
The WAP is West Africa's last major refuge for elephants and lions, but much of it has been overrun by militants in recent years.
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2022
The funding, approved as part of the infrastructure bill that Congress passed last year, will flow to states, tribes, and territories through the federal Weatherization Assistance Program, or WAP.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2022
The rapper and songwriter, known for songs including I Like It, Money and WAP, was subjected to a "malicious campaign" of false accusations by Latasha Kebe, known online as Tasha K.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2022
"Wassup with people saying they don’t shower? It’s giving itchy," the "WAP" rapper, 28, tweeted after several stars admitted that daily showers just aren’t necessary in their household.
From Fox News ● Aug. 11, 2021
To WAP, v. a. to throw rapidly; to throw.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
“The dweam of wuv wapped wiffin the gweater dweam of everwasting west. Eternity is our fwiend, wemember that, and wuv wiw fowwow you fowever.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
They fetched a web o' the silken claith, Another o' the twine, And they wapped them round that gude ship's side, But still the sea cam in.
From A Bundle of Ballads by Morley, Henry
They fetched a web o' the silken claith, Anither o' the twine, And they wapped them round that gude ship's side, But still the sea cam' in.
From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various
They fetchd a web o the silken claith,Another o the twine,And they wapped them roun that gude ship’s sideBut still the sea came in.
From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew
They fetched a web o' the silken claith, Anither o' the twine, And they wapped them roun' that gude ship's side, But still the sea cam' in.
From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.
The helicopters were hovering overhead, their rotor blades wapping.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2018
At one great pull I brought up two wapping big fellows at a time, and trolled them on while Mr. Burke scooped them up.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
Forgotten him!" replied his kinsman, "what suld ail me to forget him?—a wapping weaver he was, and wrought my first pair o' hose.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III by Lodge, Henry Cabot
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