| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To be fated, lotted or predetermined.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To have chanced, hazarded, occasioned or adventured. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To be circumstanced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have lucked or doomed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have occurred, eventuated, originated, intervened or supervened. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To have fluked. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have portioned or shared. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have cased. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have transpired or arrived.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb hap.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Wrapped; covered; cloaked.[Websters]. | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HAPPED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Specialty Definition: hap
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] That which comes suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; fortune; accident; casual event. [See Chance and Casual.] Whether art it was or heedless hap. Curs'd by good haps,and curs'd be they that build Their hopes on haps.. | 2: [Noun] Misfortune. [But this word is obsolete or obsolescent, except in compounds and derivatives.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Administration | Homeowners Assistance Program. (references) | ||
| Aerospace | Hardware Allocation Panel. (references) | ||
| Energy | Hazardous air pollutant. (references) | ||
| Environment | 1: Hazard analysis process. (references) | 2: Hourly Analysis Program (carrier, electrical consumption). (references) | |
| Law | HAP. An old word which signifies to catch; as, "to hap the rent," to hap the deed poll." Techn. Dict. h.t. (references) | ||
| Military | Humanitarian assistance program. (references) | ||
| Technology | Host Access Protocol. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] an occurrence or happening, especially an unexpected, random or chance event. (references) | 2: [Noun] quilt or a comforter. (references) | 3: [Verb] the luck of one. (references) | 4: [Verb] to cover with a comforter or quilt. (references) | 5: [Verb] to happen; to befall; to chance. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Common Expressions: hap
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hap Day | Clarence "Hap" Day (June 1, 1901-February 17, 1990) was a Canadian sportsman in ice hockey who enjoyed a 33-year career with the National Hockey League as a player, referee, coach and general manager. (references) | ||
| Hap Holmes | Hap Holmes (1889 in Aurora, Ontario - 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. He also played for the Seattle Metropolitans and Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association. (references) | ||
| Hap Sharp | Harold "Hap" Sharp was a American race car driver who drove in six Formula One grands prix. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Abbreviations & Acronyms: hap
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| HAP | English | Harwood Academic Publishers | N/A | |
| HAP | French | Hectolitres d'alcool pur | N/A | |
| HAP | Portuguese | Hidrocarboneto aromático policíclico | Chemistry, Mining | |
| HAP | Spanish | Hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos | Chemistry, Mining | |
| HAP Dosemeter | English | Haloid Azo-dye Paraffin Dosemeter | N/A | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
