neap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: neap	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for neap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neap n a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon Synonym(s): neap tide, neap Antonym(s): springtide
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neap \Neap\, n. A neap tide. High springs and dead neaps. --Harkwill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neap \Neap\, n. [Cf. {Neb}, {Nape}.] The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neap \Neap\, a. [As. n[emac]pfl[omac]d neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low. {Neap tides}, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to {spring tides}.