Definition of "knap" in English

verb

1. To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.

2. To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.

3. Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.

4. To say (something) crisply or sharply.

5. To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.

6. To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.

7. To strike sharply.

8. To speak crisply or sharply.

9. To cheat while gambling, especially at a dice game.

noun

1. A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.

2. The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.

3. Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).

4. (figurative, gambling, chiefly dice games, obsolete) A method of cheating at a dice game.

noun

1. A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.

2. The crest or top of a hill.

verb

1. (transitive) To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.

2. (intransitive) To take a small, quick bite.

verb

1. Obsolete spelling of nap (“to arrest (someone); to grab or nab (someone or something); to steal (something); (obsolete) to receive (severe punishment), especially during a boxing match or a flogging; (generally) to receive (something)”).