[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.", "Slang.to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to utter by yapping."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.", "Slang.shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.the mouth:Keep your yap shut.", "shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.", "the mouth:Keep your yap shut.", "Slang.an uncouth or stupid person; bumpkin; fool."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["one of the Caroline Islands, in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km)."]}]