Knap Definition

năp
knapped, knapping, knaps
verb
knapped, knapping, knaps
To knock, rap, or snap.
Webster's New World
To break or shape (stones or flints) by a quick, hard blow.
Webster's New World
To bite sharply; snap.
Webster's New World
Psalms xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer)
He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder.
Wiktionary
To make a sound of snapping.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
knaps
A knock; rap.
Webster's New World
The top of a hill; summit.
Webster's New World
A hillock.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

A small hill.

Wiktionary

Origin of Knap

  • Middle English knappen probably of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old English cnæp, akin to cnotta 'knot'

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English knappen, an onomatopeia

    From Wiktionary

Knap Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to knap using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

knap