knap

Meaning

Verb

1. 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.
2. To rap or strike sharply.
3. (obsolete) To bite; to bite off; to break short.
4. To make a sound of snapping.

Noun

A sharp blow or slap.

Noun

1. A protuberance; a swelling; a knob.
2. The crest of a hill
3. A small hill

Synonyms

rap

break off

hill

cut off

chip

knoll

box

📦

catch

chop

drive

flick

flip

get hold of

gnaw

hillock

hit

hummock

jab

knack

knock

knot

🪢

mount

nibble

pick up

pull

punch

👊

slog

smite

strike

strike down

swelling

tangle

top

🔝

tuft

visit

whack

whang

small mountain

strike hard

tuffet

drag a bunt

attack

👊

tump

bang

bash

beat

belt

bop

Pronounced as (IPA)

/næp/

Etymology

From Middle English knappen (verb) and knappe (“strike”) (noun), an onomatopoeia.