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Definition of Knap
1. Verb. Strike sharply. "Rap him on the knuckles"
2. Verb. Break a small piece off from. "They knap the glass tubes"; "Chip a tooth"
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Also: Chip At
Definition of Knap
1. n. A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
2. v. t. To bite; to bite off; to break short.
3. v. i. To make a sound of snapping.
4. n. A sharp blow or slap.
Definition of Knap
1. Verb. (transitive) To shape a hard, brittle material (such as flint, obsidian, chert etc.) by breaking away sections or flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. Distinguished from "carve" because each fracture goes across one entire face or facet, and from "cleave" because breaking (knapping) vitreous, brittle homogeneous (i.e., not crystalline) materials inevitably results in curved, conchoidal fractures. ¹
2. Noun. The crest of a hill ¹
3. Noun. A small hill ¹
4. Noun. A sharp blow or slap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knap
1. to strike sharply [v KNAPPED, KNAPPING, KNAPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knap
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