From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Knap \Knap\, n.
A sharp blow or slap. --Halliwell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Knap \Knap\, v. i.
To make a sound of snapping. --Wiseman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Knap \Knap\ (n[a^]p), 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}.
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The highest part and knap of the same island.
--Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
]
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He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth.
--Dr. H. More.
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He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in
sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9
(Book of
Common
Prayer.)
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2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.]
--Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
knap
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {rap},
{knap}]
2: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a
tooth" [syn: {chip}, {knap}, {cut off}, {break off}]
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
knap /knɑp/
1. beautiful; fine; handsome; lovely
2. intelligent; sagacious
3. ably
4. cultured; educated; learned; well‐informed
5. cleanlycut; neat; precise
From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]:
knap
1. button
2. button
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