'Knap' definitions:
Definition of 'knap'
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Definition of 'Knap'
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- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The highest part and knap of the same island. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Knap'
From: 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. ] [1913 Webster]
- He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
- He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.) [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Knap'
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- Knap \Knap\, v. i. To make a sound of snapping. --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Knap'
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- Knap \Knap\, n. A sharp blow or slap. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]