knap

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[ nap ]
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nounBritish Dialect.
  1. a crest or summit of a small hill.

Origin of knap

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before 1000; Middle English; Old English cnæpp top, summit; cognate with Old Norse knappr knob

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Other definitions for knap (2 of 2)

knap2
[ nap ]

verb (used with or without object),knapped, knap·ping.Chiefly British Dialect.
  1. to strike smartly; rap.

  2. to break off abruptly.

  1. to chip or become chipped, as a flint or stone.

  2. to bite suddenly or quickly.

Origin of knap

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First recorded in 1425–75; Late Middle English; cognate with Dutch knapen “to crack”; imitative of the sound

Other words from knap

  • knapper, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for knap (1 of 2)

knap1

/ (næp) /


noun
  1. dialect the crest of a hill

Origin of knap

1
Old English cnæpp top; compare Old Norse knappr knob

British Dictionary definitions for knap (2 of 2)

knap2

/ (næp) /


verbknaps, knapping or knapped
  1. (tr) dialect to hit, hammer, or chip

Origin of knap

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C15 (in the sense: to strike with a sharp sound): of imitative origin; compare Dutch knappen to crack

Derived forms of knap

  • knapper, noun

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