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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
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
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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