Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "hap" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

afterhaps behap goodhap hap-harlot hapful haphazard hapless haply happen happy hapsome mayhap mishap perhaps unhap what's the haps

Context

dialect literary scotland slang uk western pennsylvania

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

HCAP accident chance event fortuity pneumonia stroke

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

VAP VIP

Type Of (IsA)

accident

Related Terms

befall chance cichlid clothe comforter event fortuitous fortune happen happening luck occurrence quilt random unexpected what's haps wrap

Synonym Network

happen

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.