What's the difference between yap and yay?

Yap


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To bark; to yelp.
  • (n.) A bark; a yelp.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Treatment of Daudi B lymphoblastoid cells with interferon (IFN)-alpha or -beta has been reported (Yap, W. H., Teo, T. S., and Tan, Y. H. (1986) Science 234, 355-358) to cause a transient increase in the level of diacylglycerol, which is the endogenous activator of protein kinase C (PK-C).
  • (2) The plasma was activated with zymosan (ZAP, n = 4), yeast cells (YAP, n = 4) or yeast with 3 microM indomethacin (Indo + YAP, n = 3).
  • (3) In addition, she had discontinued chewing betel nut that was used daily by virtually all of her fellow islanders on Yap.
  • (4) DNA-affinity blots of proteins from YAP1 cells suggest the presence of additional TGACTCA-binding proteins other than GCN4 and yAP-1.
  • (5) I was surprised by the soundman's impatient intrusiveness and yet more surprised as I stood just off set, beside the faux-newsroom near the pseudo-researchers who appear on camera as pulsating set dressing, when the soundman yapped me to heel with the curt entitlement of Idi Amin's PA.
  • (6) The amino terminus of yAP-1 is homologous to the carboxy-terminal DNA-binding domains of GCN4 and c-Jun.
  • (7) Better to look at how Conservative MPs with elections to win responded rather than listen to the yapping of their followers.
  • (8) And just as Mikey-Michael is reckoning that Eranga has yapped himself out of focus, he hammers down one that's absurdly short and outside leg, so Ali gets right on top of it and spanks a swivel-pull around the corner for four.
  • (9) Yorkshire terrier Duffy is yapping away, the silver pillars are being polished and plastic sheeting being torn off surfaces.
  • (10) Soon enough, Giroud is making a nuisance of himself down the left, yapping at Odemwingie's heels, the Nigerian striker having chased back to mop up a loose ball.
  • (11) Also note-worthy is that GCN4 can bind to a GCN4 recognition element (GCRE) and to the ARE with approximately equal affinities; yAP-1, however, has a much lower affinity for the GCRE than the ARE, suggesting that yAP-1 can discriminate between these elements in vivo.
  • (12) At other points of the match, Mourinho could be seen gesturing for Wenger that it was time he stopped yapping away at the officials.
  • (13) Near the exit, as Rudd makes his way towards the bar, a dog yaps in the corner.
  • (14) Perfused dog lung lobes were exposed to plasma activated with yeast (YAP) or zymosan (ZAP).
  • (15) Recently, using molecular hybridization techniques with albumin [3H]cDNA, we have determined that in normally fed rats 98% of total liver polyribosomal albumin mRNA sequences are found in membrane-bound polyribosomes (Yap, S. H., Strair, R. K., and Shafritz, D. A.
  • (16) Musicians accounted for seven of the 10 most popular YouTube channels in the second half of 2013, with Katy Perry, One Direction, Rihanna and Thai music channel GMM Grammy joining MÜ-YAP and Miley in the upper reaches of the YouTube rankings.
  • (17) PGI2 biosynthesis was negligible in the control period, but started immediately after exposure to ZAP or YAP.
  • (18) Recently, we (Klein & Levi, 1987; Levi, Klein & Yap, 1988) suggested that two sensory processes may serve to limit position acuity, and thus contribute to Weber's law for position.
  • (19) More than 300 YAP clients have been interviewed regarding sexual behavior, suicide attempts, drug use, and experiences in disclosing their homosexuality to peers and parents during their high school years.
  • (20) Information obtained from clinical experiences of the University of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Project (YAP), a primary AIDS prevention program for gay and bisexual males ages 14-21, is described.

Yay


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It’s a gentler symbolism than: ‘Yay, we’ve all left the BBC!’ Because we all love the BBC.” At an estimated cost of £160m for three series, the Grand Tour is also symbolic of the changes in the global TV industry.
  • (2) The iconic show that gave Americans Chico Escuela (“baseball’s been berry berry good to me”) in the 1970s (yay, stereotypes!)
  • (3) Yay me, I cheered, only for my cheer to catch in my throat and turn into a scream of horror when someone innocently showed me a magazine feature about Ms Deschanel’s style.
  • (4) When asked by the Hollywood Reporter how the Chinese film industry had reacted to that speech, Feng said: "Within the Guild everyone was like, 'Yay!
  • (5) In these and all other species for which there are data, 5' termini map to sequences that contain the trinucleotide YAY.
  • (6) As Michael Bloomberg, the New York mayor who has been a formative voice on gun controls , put it this week: "Everyone is going to have to stand up and say yay or nay.
  • (7) Out of the many stories in this collection my top two would HAVE to be The World’s Greatest Teen Detective by Derek Landy (Yay Skulduggery Pleasant!)
  • (8) • As brilliant as the Channel 4 presentation of Die Hard will be, for me the definitive version is the first version I saw, on ITV in the early 1990s – the one where Bruce Willis says "Yippee-ki-yay, kimosabe."
  • (9) Just yay!” tweeted Douglas Carswell , the Ukip MP when news of Corbyn’s polling result broke, while rightwing commentators urged Conservatives to register as Labour supporters to get him elected, under the banner #ToriesforCorbyn.
  • (10) 12.26am BST Erica (@ebrandt41) @GdnUSsports @NotCoachTito @LengelDavid yay!
  • (11) The scantily clad, aggressive, barbecuing narcissists will head indoors allowing us to – yay!
  • (12) So now you can grind your teeth in frustration, or go "yay!
  • (13) Would one want perhaps to look at some sort of judicial figure who might say yay or nay?"

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