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Knap Common

Knap has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A sharp blow or slap.

2

A protuberance; a swelling; a knob.

Verb
1

strike sharply

"rap him on the knuckles"

2

break a small piece off from

"chip the glass"

"chip a tooth"

3

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.

Example Sentences
"rap him on the knuckles" verb
"chip the glass" verb
"chip a tooth" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
strike cut
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
knock
Rhyming Words
nap snap hanap petnap catnap unsnap go nap carnap kidnap dognap overnap presnap birdnap rekidnap take nap postsnap womannap dirt nap have nap powernap
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