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knap
1[ nap ]
/ næp /
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noun British Dialect.
a crest or summit of a small hill.
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Origin of knap
1before 1000; Middle English; Old English cnæpp top, summit; cognate with Old Norse knappr knob
Words nearby knap
knackery, knackwurst, knag, knaggy, knaidel, knap, knapping hammer, knapsack, knapsack problem, knapweed, knar
Other definitions for knap (2 of 2)
knap2
[ nap ]
/ næp /
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
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British Dictionary definitions for knap (1 of 2)
knap1
/ (næp) /
noun
dialect the crest of a hill
Word Origin for knap
Old English cnæpp top; compare Old Norse knappr knob
British Dictionary definitions for knap (2 of 2)
knap2
/ (næp) /
verb knaps, knapping or knapped
(tr) dialect to hit, hammer, or chip
Derived forms of knap
knapper, nounWord Origin for knap
C15 (in the sense: to strike with a sharp sound): of imitative origin; compare Dutch knappen to crack
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