Knap Definition
năp
knapped, knapping, knaps
verb
knapped, knapping, knaps
To knock, rap, or snap.
Webster's New World
To break or shape (stones or flints) by a quick, hard blow.
Webster's New World
To bite sharply; snap.
Webster's New World
Psalms xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer)
He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder.
Wiktionary
To make a sound of snapping.
Wiktionary
noun
knaps
A knock; rap.
Webster's New World
The top of a hill; summit.
Webster's New World
A hillock.
Webster's New World
A protuberance; a swelling; a knob.
Wiktionary
A small hill.
Wiktionary
Origin of Knap
Middle English knappen probably of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English, from Old English cnæp, akin to cnotta 'knot'
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English knappen, an onomatopeia
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