knap
/næp/ · noun
Meaning
- A sharp blow or slap.
- 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.
- To rap or strike sharply.
- To bite; to bite off; to break short.
- To make a sound of snapping.
- A protuberance; a swelling; a knob.
- The crest of a hill
- A small hill
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