'Knap' definitions:

Definition of 'knap'

From: WordNet
verb
Strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: rap, knap]
verb
Break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: chip, knap, cut off, break off]

Definition of 'Knap'

From: 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. [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'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

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