yaup

3 definitions found

yaup - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yaup \Yaup\, v. i. [See Yap, and Yelp.]
     To cry out like a child; to yelp. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
     [Written also yawp.]
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  Yaup \Yaup\, n. [Written also yawp.]
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     1. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a
        sickly bird, or of a child in pain. [Scot. & Colloq. U.
        S.]
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     2. (Zool.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
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yaup - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  yaup
      v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with
           sorrow" [syn: howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl,
           yaup]