Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yips

1 sense of yips

Sense 1
yips -- (nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts); "to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting")
       => tension, tenseness, stress -- ((psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yip

1 sense of yip

Sense 1
yip, yelp, yelping -- (a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog))
       => cry -- (the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb yip

1 sense of yip

Sense 1
yelp, yip, yap -- (bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped")
       => bark -- (make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger")