verb
- to splash or spatter liquid, especially water or mud
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect
noun
- a splash or spatter of liquid; a quantity of liquid splashed
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect
Examples
- The children jaups through the puddles after the rain.
- Water jaups over the side of the bucket when you carry it too quickly.
- He got a jaup of mud on his trousers from the passing car.
- The waves jaup against the rocks during the storm.
- Don't jaup that paint around—use a brush instead.