Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To utter a short, sharp bark or cry.
- intransitive verb To utter by yelping.
- noun A short, sharp cry or bark.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To boast; cry up a thing; exult; brag.
- To give a sharp, shrill, quick cry, resembling a bark; bark sharply and shrilly; yawp: said of dogs, and also of some other creatures, especially a wild turkey-hen.
- noun A boast; boasting.
- noun An eager bark or cry; a sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sharp, quick cry; a bark.
- intransitive verb obsolete To boast.
- intransitive verb To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To utter an abrupt, high-pitched
noise . - noun An
abrupt , high-pitchednoise orutterance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- verb bark in a high-pitched tone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When ABC's audio picked up a standard "get in the hole" yelp from a fan in the gallery, Alliss responded immediately — "Oh, shut up!"
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A piteous yelp from the lower regions at last announced that the thief was captured, and Tom appeared bearing Snip by the nape of the neck in one hand and Polly's cherished bonnet in the other.
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Link so, i got this interesting bit of information from someone who worked for yelp: yelp is very agresssive in selling ads, the so called “sponsored results” to businesses which are being reviewed on yelp. when a business signs up for “sponsored results” (several k$), bad reviews then will be hidden. that means anytime the business stops taking out those ads, the bad reviews which remained hidden during the “sponsored results” run, pop up again. as a result, yelp is not at all a neutral review site. that entire idea is skewed! yelp can be helpful, but take it with a grain of salt or two. and be suspicious of “sponsored results” …. — bmwcafe
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-- "The yelp is a basic turkey sound, delivered in a series of single note vocalizations and can have different meanings depending on how the hen intends."
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It is critical to set up a profile on Yelp and encourage happy customers to 'yelp' about your business.
Alistair Goodman: How Location-Based Services Can Boost Your Small Business Alistair Goodman 2010
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It is critical to set up a profile on Yelp and encourage happy customers to 'yelp' about your business.
Alistair Goodman: How Location-Based Services Can Boost Your Small Business Alistair Goodman 2010
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It is critical to set up a profile on Yelp and encourage happy customers to 'yelp' about your business.
Alistair Goodman: How Location-Based Services Can Boost Your Small Business Alistair Goodman 2010
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Mr Gibson's who suffers from arthritis was accused by PC Steven Cole of twisting his thumb so hard during the arrest it made him "yelp"
Archive 2008-01-01 FIDO The Dog 2008
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I've hear them chatter, but I never heard that kind of yelp!
Spa Day K. A. Laity 2005
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I jammed my left hand deep into his crotch which made him kinda "yelp" a bit like a bad puppy.
unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2005
brainstem commented on the word yelp
How progressive is this site intended to be? Anyway, yelp has taken on a verb sense - to write reviews for the website yelp.com
February 12, 2010
bilby commented on the word yelp
yeck.
February 12, 2010
reesetee commented on the word yelp
Yep.
February 14, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word yelp
*Yelp*
February 14, 2010