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Knap

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap. To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
2.VerbTo break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap. To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
3.VerbTo break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
4.VerbTo strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.
5.VerbFollowed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.
6.VerbTo say (something) crisply or sharply.
7.VerbTo break or fracture suddenly; to snap. To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap. To strike sharply. To speak crisply or sharply. To cheat while gambling, especially at a dice game.
8.VerbTo break or fracture suddenly; to snap.
9.VerbTo make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.
10.VerbTo strike sharply.
11.VerbTo speak crisply or sharply. To cheat while gambling, especially at a dice game.
12.VerbTo speak crisply or sharply.
13.VerbTo cheat while gambling, especially at a dice game.
14.NounA sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack. The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap. 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”).
15.NounA sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
16.NounThe sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
17.NounSynonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
18.NounA method of cheating at a dice game.
19.NounA piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
20.NounThe crest or top of a hill.
21.VerbTo take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.
22.VerbTo take a small, quick bite.
23.VerbObsolete 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)”).
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