hap
IPA: hˈæp
noun
- (slang, in the plural) Happenings; events; goings-on.
- (archaic) That which happens; an occurrence or happening, especially an unexpected, random, chance, or fortuitous event; chance; fortune; luck.
- (UK, Scotland, Western Pennsylvania) A wrap, such as a quilt or a comforter. Also, a small or folded blanket placed on the end of a bed to keep feet warm.
- Any of the cichlid fishes of the tribe Haplochromini.
- (medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
- Initialism of hazardous air pollutant.
verb
- (intransitive, literary) To happen; to befall; to chance.
- (transitive, literary) To happen to.
- (dialect) To wrap, clothe.
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Examples of "hap" in Sentences
- The crash happed about 3 a.m.
- General Hap Arnold headed the AAF.
- The information was in a hap hazard state.
- Concel tually this is similar to what hap.
- The one vehicle rollover happed about 5 40 p.m.
- The seven incidents have all happed in that area.
- It's just happed at a difficult time for us right now.
- Then ask one of the kids to share something that happed during the morning.
- Once learned, the delicate techniques of Hap Ki Do can overcome brute force.
- What would have happed if we had said no and then been told that he was on the organ donation register
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