haps 1 of 3

plural of hap

haps

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of hap, dialect
as in quilts
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed the hap was a patchwork quilt that the old woman had made herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

haps

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of hap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for haps
Verb
  • What happens in-house should be protected, and none of that should have gotten out.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And once that happens, the risks do not stay confined to one company.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There isn’t a ton of video footage of him, but there’s this interview with Robert Ressler and some of that is in the Peacock documentary.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So, because of that, there is some gaging and figuring out to do.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Haps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haps. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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