KNAPPING

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

knapping

present 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