'HAP' definitions:
Definition of 'hap'
(from WordNet)
noun
An accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
verb
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place]
Definition of 'Hap'
From: GCIDE
- Hap \Hap\ (h[a^]p), v. t. [OE. happen.] To clothe; to wrap. [1913 Webster]
- The surgeon happed her up carefully. --Dr. J. Brown. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hap'
From: GCIDE
- Hap \Hap\, n. [Cf. Hap to clothe.] A cloak or plaid. [O. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hap'
From: GCIDE
- Hap \Hap\, n. [Icel. happ unexpected good luck. [root]39.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- Whether art it was or heedless hap. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Cursed be good haps, and cursed be they that build Their hopes on haps. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- Loving goes by haps: Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hap'
From: GCIDE
- Hap \Hap\, v. i. [OE. happen. See Hap chance, and cf. Happen.] To happen; to befall; to chance. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Sends word of all that haps in Tyre. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hap'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accident,
- accidentality,
- actuarial calculation,
- adventitiousness,
- adventure,
- be found,
- be met with,
- be realized,
- bechance,
- befall,
- betide,
- break,
- bundle up,
- casualness,
- casualty,
- chance,
- chance hit,
- circumstance,
- come,
- come about,
- come along,
- come down,
- come off,
- come to pass,
- come true,
- contingency,
- contingent,
- destiny,
- develop,
- episode,
- event,
- eventuate,
- experience,
- fact,
- fall,
- fate,
- fluke,
- flukiness,
- fortuitousness,
- fortuity,
- fortune,
- freak accident,
- gamble,
- go,
- go off,
- good fortune,
- good luck,
- happen,
- happen along,
- happen by chance,
- happening,
- happenstance,
- happy chance,
- hazard,
- heedless hap,
- how they fall,
- incident,
- indeterminacy,
- indeterminateness,
- law of averages,
- long odds,
- long shot,
- lot,
- luck,
- lucky shot,
- matter of fact,
- moira,
- muffle,
- occasion,
- occur,
- occurrence,
- opportunity,
- particular,
- pass,
- pass off,
- phenomenon,
- pop up,
- portion,
- principle of indeterminacy,
- probability,
- problematicness,
- random sample,
- reality,
- risk,
- run of luck,
- serendipity,
- statistical probability,
- take place,
- the breaks,
- theory of probability,
- transpire,
- turn of events,
- turn up,
- uncertainty,
- uncertainty principle,
- whatever comes,
- wrap up
Acronyms for 'hap'
From: V.E.R.A.
- High Assurance Platform (NSA, TCG)
- Host Access Protocol (RFC 907/1221)