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Hap

Hap Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hap? [n] an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" [v] come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hap: come about \| go on \| happen \| occur \| pass \| pass off \| take place Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hap: 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 See Also \| accident \| anticipate \| arise \| bechance \| befall \| betide \| break \| chance \| chance event \| coincide \| come \| come around \| come off \| come up \| concur \| contemporise \| contemporize \| develop \| fall \| fortuity \| give \| go \| go off \| go over \| materialise \| materialize \| operate \| proceed \| recrudesce \| recur \| repeat \| roll around \| shine \| strike \| supervene \| synchronise \| synchronize \| transpire \| turn out Hap In Webster's Dictionary \Hap\, v. t. [OE. happen.] To clothe; to wrap. The surgeon happed her up carefully. --Dr. J. Brown. \Hap\, n. [Cf. {Hap} to clothe.] A cloak or plaid. [O. Eng. & Scot.] \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. 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. [OE. happen. See {Hap} chance, and cf. {Happen}.] To happen; to befall; to chance. --Chaucer. Sends word of all that haps in Tyre. --Shak.

Hap Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hap?

[n] an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
[v] come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Hap In Webster's Dictionary

\Hap\, v. t. [OE. happen.]
To clothe; to wrap.

      The surgeon happed her up carefully.     --Dr. J.
                                               Brown.


\Hap\, n. [Cf. {Hap} to clothe.]
A cloak or plaid. [O. Eng. & Scot.]


\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.

      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. [OE. happen. See {Hap} chance, and cf.
{Happen}.]
To happen; to befall; to chance. --Chaucer.

      Sends word of all that haps in Tyre.     --Shak.

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