knap
1[ nap ]
nounBritish Dialect.
a crest or summit of a small hill.
Origin of knap
1before 1000; Middle English; Old English cnæpp top, summit; cognate with Old Norse knappr knob
Other definitions for knap (2 of 2)
knap2
[ nap ]
verb (used with or without object),knapped, knap·ping.Chiefly British Dialect.
to strike smartly; rap.
to break off abruptly.
to chip or become chipped, as a flint or stone.
to bite suddenly or quickly.
Origin of knap
2First 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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How to use knap in a sentence
He got a packet in the knapper this morning, and he's already on his way to Blighty.
Dastral of the Flying Corps | Rowland Walker
British Dictionary definitions for knap (1 of 2)
knap1
/ (næp) /
noun
dialect the crest of a hill
Origin of knap
1Old English cnæpp top; compare Old Norse knappr knob
British Dictionary definitions for knap (2 of 2)
knap2
/ (næp) /
verbknaps, knapping or knapped
(tr) dialect to hit, hammer, or chip
Origin of knap
2C15 (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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