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KNAP (knapped, knapping)

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Irregular inflected forms: knapped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, knapping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does knap mean? 

KNAP (verb)
  The verb KNAP has 2 senses:

1. strike sharplyplay

2. break a small piece off fromplay

  Familiarity information: KNAP used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNAP (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they knap  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it knaps  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: knapped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: knapped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: knapping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Strike sharply

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

knap; rap

Context example:

rap him on the knuckles

Hypernyms (to "knap" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "knap"):

knock (rap with the knuckles)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP


Sense 2

Meaning:

Break a small piece off from

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

break off; chip; cut off; knap

Context example:

chip a tooth

Hypernyms (to "knap" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


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