HAP

hap

(noun) an accidental happening; “he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life”

happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

(verb) come to pass; “What is happening?”; “The meeting took place off without an incidence”; “Nothing occurred that seemed important”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

hap (plural haps)

(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.

Synonyms

• (happenings): affairs; see also occurrence

• (an unexpected, random, chance, or fortuitous event): hazard, serendipity; see also luck

Verb

hap (third-person singular simple present haps, present participle happing, simple past and past participle happed)

(intransitive, literary) To happen; to befall; to chance.

Synonyms: come to pass, occur, transpire, Thesaurus:happen

(transitive, literary) To happen to.

Etymology 2

Noun

hap (plural haps)

(UK, Scotland, Western Pennsylvania, dialect) 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.

Verb

hap (third-person singular simple present haps, present participle happing, simple past and past participle happed)

(dialect) To wrap, clothe.

Etymology 3

Noun

hap (plural haps)

Any of the cichlid fishes of the tribe Haplochromini.

Anagrams

• AHP, PAH, PHA, pah

Noun

HAP (plural HAPs)

(medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of hospital-acquired pneumonia.

Synonyms

• (hospital-acquired pneumonia): NP (“nosocomial pneumonia”)

Hypernyms

• (hospital-acquired pneumonia): pneumonia, HCAP (“healthcare-associated pneumonia”)

Hyponyms

• (hospital-acquired pneumonia): VAP (“ventilator-associated pneumonia”), VIP (“ventilator-induced pneumonia”)

Anagrams

• AHP, PAH, PHA, pah

Source: Wiktionary

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Hap, v. t. Etym: [OE.happen.]

Definition: To clothe; to wrap. The surgeon happed her up carefully. Dr. J. Brown.

Hap, n. Etym: [Cf. Hap to clothe.]

Definition: A cloak or plaid. [O. Eng. & Scot.]

Hap, n. Etym: [Icel. happ unexpected good luck.

Definition: That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot. Chaucer. Whether art it was or heedless hap. Spenser. Cursed be good haps, and cursed be they that build Their hopes on haps. Sir P. Sidney. Loving goes by haps: Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. Shak.

Hap, v. i. Etym: [OE. happen. See Hap chance, and cf. Happen.]

Definition: To happen; to befall; to chance. Chaucer. Sends word of all that haps in Tyre. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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