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knap
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /næp/
- Rhymes: -æp
- Homophone: nap
Etymology 1
From Middle English knappen (verb) and knappe (“strike”) (noun), an onomatopoeia.
Verb
knap (third-person singular simple present knaps, present participle knapping, simple past and past participle knapped)
- (transitive) To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point.
- (transitive) To rap or strike sharply.
- 1820, The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine, volume 8, no.43, page 81, October 1820.
- Some entered the ring in very bad condition, and immediately got a-piping, like hot mutton pies - fell on their own blows, and knapped it every round, till they shewed the white feather and bolted.
- 1977, Marilynne K. Roach, Encounters with the Invisible World, page 10, ?ISBN.
- "That will be sixpence," he said without looking up. She knapped her lips together and turned on her heel without another word.
- 1820, The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine, volume 8, no.43, page 81, October 1820.
- (obsolete, Britain, dialect) To bite; to bite off; to break short.
- Psalms xlvi. 9
- He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder.
- 1821, John Clare, "The Village Minstrel":
- "Horses..turn'd to knap each other at their ease."
- Psalms xlvi. 9
- To make a sound of snapping.
- 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgical Treatises
- Press back the head of the Femur into its Acetabulum , and it will knap in
- 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgical Treatises
Usage notes
(to shape a brittle material) In modern usage knap is restricted to the specific technique of percussion flaking whereby flakes are removed across an entire face or facet leaving a conchoidal fracture. It is distinguished from the more general verb chip and is different from "carve" (removing only part of a face), and "cleave" (breaking along a natural plane). The term is used in archaeology for the production of flaked stone tools and in gunsmithing for the production of gunflints. Knap is rarely used in stonemasonry except to denote fine chipping done with smaller hammers but without the chisel.
Synonyms
- (break flakes from brittle material): chip
Derived terms
- knapper
- knappable
Related terms
- knapsack
Noun
knap (plural knaps)
- A sharp blow or slap.
- 2012, Andrew Ashenden, Basics of Stage Combat: Unarmed, ?ISBN.
- It tells the audience the punch was thrown, they hear a knap, and the victim is 'injured'.
- 2012, Andrew Ashenden, Basics of Stage Combat: Unarmed, ?ISBN.
See also
- conchoidal
- flake
- hinge
- pressure flaking
Etymology 2
From Middle English knappe (“knob”), from Old English cnæp, akin to cnotta (“knot”).
Noun
knap (plural knaps) (chiefly dialect)
- A protuberance; a swelling; a knob.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Building
- you shall see many fine seats set upon a knap of ground
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Building
- The crest of a hill
- A small hill
- the highest part and knap of the same Iland
References
knap in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Danish
Etymology 1
Likely related to næppe (“hardly at all”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knap/, [k?n?b?]
- Rhymes: -ap
Adjective
knap
- scant, scarce
- brief, concise
Inflection
Adverb
knap
- hardly, scarcely
- just under
- barely
Etymology 2
From Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic *knappô.
Noun
knap c (singular definite knappen, plural indefinite knapper)
- button (in clothes etc.)
- button (in machines)
Inflection
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kn?p/
Etymology 1
Of unknown origin. Found only in Dutch and Low German (whence German knapp). Compare Ancient Greek ?????? (knápt?, “to card wool”), ????????? (knéphallon, “flock, wool”), compared in the sense of "tight-fitting, shapely."
Adjective
knap (comparative knapper, superlative knapst)
- smart, intelligent, gifted, talented, clever
- Synonyms: begaafd, slim
- impressive
- Synonym: netjes
- attractive, beautiful, handsome
- Synonym: aantrekkelijk
Inflection
Derived terms
- knappe kop
- knapperd
Adverb
knap
- quite, rather, pretty (reinforces what follows)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
knap
- first-person singular present indicative of knappen
- imperative of knappen
References
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English cnæp.
Noun
knap
- Alternative form of knappe (“knob”)
Etymology 2
Possibly onomatopoeic.
Noun
knap
- Alternative form of knappe (“strike”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German knapp
Adjective
knap (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- (colloquial) tight
Adverb
knap (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- (colloquial) tightly, barely
Related terms
- jedva, tijesno
Swedish
Noun
knap
- A cleat
Anagrams
- pank
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nape
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne?p/
- Rhymes: -e?p
Etymology 1
From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull.. More at nap.
Noun
nape (plural napes)
- The back part of the neck.
- (zoology) The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.
Synonyms
- nucha, nuchal (medicine)
- scruff, scruff of the neck
- withers (of a horse)
Translations
See also
- hindneck
Etymology 2
From Middle English nape, from Old French nape, nappe (“a cloth”), from Medieval Latin nappa, napa (“cloth, table-cloth, sheet”), alteration of Latin mappa (“a cloth, napkin, towel”). More at map, apron.
Noun
nape (plural napes)
- (obsolete) A tablecloth.
Derived terms
- napkin
- nappie
Etymology 3
Short for napalm.
Noun
nape (uncountable)
- (military, slang) Napalm.
- 1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon (film script)
- RHAH: They got through Alpha Company! Anything behind you don't identify itself, blow it away. Two - air strike's coming in. They gonna lay snake and nape right on the perimeter so stay tight in your holes and don't leave 'em.
- 1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon (film script)
Verb
nape (third-person singular simple present napes, present participle naping, simple past and past participle naped)
- (transitive, military, slang) To bombard with napalm.
References
Anagrams
- -pnea, Pena, neap, pane, pané, pean
Latin
Noun
n?pe
- vocative singular of n?pus
Middle English
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Alternative forms
- naape
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na?p(?)/
Noun
nape (plural napys)
- The nape; the neck's rear.
- The nape of a fish; the part below a fish's head.
Derived terms
- napyn
Descendants
- English: nape
References
- “nap, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.
Etymology 2
From Old French nape, nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na?p(?)/
Noun
nape
- (rare except in compound words) tablecloth
Related terms
- napkyn
- naperye
Descendants
- English: nape (obsolete)
References
- “n?pe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.
Etymology 3
Verb
nape
- Alternative form of nappen
Etymology 4
Verb
nape
- Alternative form of napyn
Old French
Etymology
From Latin mappa.
Noun
nape f (oblique plural napes, nominative singular nape, nominative plural napes)
- table cloth
Descendants
- English: nape, napkin
- French: nappe
See also
- table
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