different between bap vs bhp

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæp/

Etymology 1

Originally Scottish English, of unknown origin.

Noun

bap (plural baps)

1. A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.
2. (Britain, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:breast

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Interjection

bap

1. (informal) The sound of a light blow or slap.
   • 2006, Ashaki Boelter. The Nok (page 55)

     Damian rolls Mr. McNutt over and beats the tar out of him with a series of punches, glasses on or not.
     BAP! BAP! SMACK! BAP! BAP! "You and your men are going to get my family killed!" hollers Damian.

Verb

bap (third-person singular simple present baps, present participle bapping, simple past and past participle bapped)

1. (informal, transitive) To hit lightly.
   • 2007, Jean Johnson, The Wolf: A Novel of the Sons of Destiny, Penguin (?ISBN)"

     “Actually, I like you growling when we're in our bedchamber. It, um . . . makes me think of all the things we do.” “Oh.” He processed that for a moment, then grinned down at her. “I'll take that as permission to growl at you all the more, then!” “Wolfer!” She bapped him again with the back of her fingers.

   • 2016, Nathan Birr, Shot List - The Douglas Files: Book Four, (?ISBN), page 385:

     She lightly bapped him on the head, then continued […]

Anagrams

• ABP, APB, Abp., BPA, PAB, PBA, abp.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bab

Etymology

From Late Latin *babbus. Compare Sardinian babbu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba?p]

Noun

bap m (plural baps)

1. (Puter, Vallader) father

Turkmen

Noun

bap (definite accusative ?, plural ?)

1. chapter

Volapük

Noun

bap

1. lowness

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

bhp

1. (automotive) Initialism of brake horsepower.

See also

• ihp: indicated horsepower

Anagrams

• BPH, HBP, PBH, PHB