knap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: knap	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for knap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
knap v strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: rap, knap] break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" Synonym(s): chip, knap, cut off, break off
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Knap \Knap\, n. [AS. cn[91]p, cn[91]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}. The highest part and knap of the same island. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. ] He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth. --Dr. H. More. He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.) 2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Knap \Knap\, v. i. To make a sound of snapping. --Wiseman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Knap \Knap\, n. A sharp blow or slap. --Halliwell.