1 in sports, especially golf, a condition when a player is not able to hit, throw, or kick the ball well, usually because of nervousness: --
He gave up competitive golf after developing a serious case of the yips on his putting.
"People have the yips about a conservative owning a newspaper in a liberal town," she said.
2 If an animal such as a dog yips, it makes a short, sharp cry: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.