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knap |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knap \Knap\, n. [AS. cn[ae]p, cn[ae]pp, top knob, button; cf Icel. knappr knob, Sw knapp, Dan. knap button, W., Gael., & Ir cnap knob, button, and E. knop.] A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence rising ground; a summit. See {Knob}, and {Knop}. The highest part and knap of the same island. --Holland. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knap \Knap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knapped}; p. pr & vb n. {Knapping}.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To bite; to bite off to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth. --Dr. H. More He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.) 2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knap \Knap\, v. i. To make a sound of snapping. --Wiseman. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knap \Knap\, n. A sharp blow or slap. --Halliwell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: knap v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {rap}] 2: break a small piece off from "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {chip}, {cut off}, {break off}]
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