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neap |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Neap \Neap\, n. [Cf. {Neb}, {Nape}.] The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. [U.S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Neap \Neap\, a. [As. n[=e]pfl[=o]d neap flood; cf hnipian to bend, incline.] Low {Neap tides}, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to {spring tides}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Neap \Neap\, n. A neap tide. High springs and dead neaps. --Harkwill. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: neap n : a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon [syn: {neap tide}] [ant: {springtide}]
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