Definitions for knap
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rap, knapverb

   strike sharply

   "rap him on the knuckles"

2. chip, knap, cut off, break offverb

   break a small piece off from

   "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knapnoun

   A protuberance; a swelling prominence.

   Etymology: cnap, Welsh, a protuberance, or a broken piece; cnæp, Saxon, a protuberance.

   You shall see many fine seats set upon a knap of ground, environed with higher hills round about it, whereby the heat of the sun is pent in, and the wind gathereth as in troughs. Francis Bacon.

2. To Knapverb

   Etymology: knappen, Dutch.

   1. To bite; to break short.

   He knappeth the spear in sunder. Common Prayer.

   He will knap the spears a-pieces with his teeth More.

   2. [ Knaap, Erse]To strike so as to make a sharp noise like that of breaking.

   Knap a pair of tongs some depth in a vessel of water, and you shall hear the sound of the tongs. Francis Bacon, Natural Hist.

3. To Knapverb

   To make a short sharp noise.

   I reduced shoulders so soon, that the standers-by heard them knap in before they knew they were out. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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1. knap

   Knap is a verb that means to break or shape a hard material, such as flint or stone, by striking it forcefully. This technique was often used in prehistoric times to make tools or weapons.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knapnoun

   a protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop

2. Knapverb

   to bite; to bite off; to break short

3. Knapverb

   to strike smartly; to rap; to snap

4. Knapverb

   to make a sound of snapping

5. Knapnoun

   a sharp blow or slap

6. Etymology: [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knap

   nap, v.t. to snap or break with a snapping noise: to break in pieces with blows, as stones: to bite off, nibble:—pr.p. knap′ping; pa.p. knapped.—ns. Knap′bottle, the bladder-campion; Knap′per, one who breaks stones, esp. one who breaks up flint-flakes for gun-flints; Knap′ping-hamm′er (Scot.), a hammer for breaking stones.—v.i. Knap′ple, to nibble. [Dut. knappen, to crack or crush.]

2. Knap

   nap, n. (Bacon) a protuberance, a hillock.—n. Knap′weed, a general name for plants of the genus Centaurea of the composite family—star-thistle, bachelor's buttons. [Conn. with knob, knop.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. knap

   [from the Anglo-Saxon cnæp, a protuberance]. The top of a hill. Also, a blow or correction, as "you'll knap it," for some misdeed.

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1. KNAP

   What does KNAP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the KNAP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KNAP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Knap is ranked #73464 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Knap surname appeared 264 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Knap.
   
   98.1% or 259 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Cut
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Anagrams for knap »

1. pank

How to pronounce knap?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of knap in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of knap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of knap in a Sentence

1. Babak Tousi:

   This treatment is very different than what Jenny Knap have had before. Jenny Knap have never had a medication that would slow down Alzheimer's disease progression, current available medication such as donepezil or memantine only help modestly with the symptoms but do not slow down the disease's progression.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=knap
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=knap
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knap
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=knap
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=knap
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html