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KNAPPED
KNAP
chip, knap, cut off, break off
(verb) break a small piece off from; “chip the glass”; “chip a tooth”
rap, knap
(verb) strike sharply; “rap him on the knuckles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
knapped
simple past tense and past participle of knap
Source: Wiktionary
KNAP
Knap, n. Etym: [AS. cnæp, cnæpp, top, knob, button; cf. Icel. knappr knob, Sw. knapp, Dan. knap button, W., Gael., & Ir. cnap knob, button, and E. knop.]
Definition: 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.
Knap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Knapping.] Etym: [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.
Knap, v. i.
Definition: To make a sound of snapping. Wiseman.
Knap, n.
Definition: A sharp blow or slap. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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