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Webster 1913 Edition

Knap

Knap

(năp)
,
Noun.
[AS.
cnæp
,
cnæpp
, top, knob, button; cf. Icel.
knappr
knob, Sw.
knapp
, Dan.
knap
button, W., Gael., & Ir.
cnap
knob, button, and E.
knop
.]
A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See
Knob
, and
Knop
.
The highest part and
knap
of the same island.
Holland.

Knap

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Knapped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Knapping
.]
[D.
knappen
to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.]
1.
To bite; to bite off; to break short.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]
He will
knap
the spears apieces with his teeth.
Dr. H. More.
He breaketh the bow, and
knappeth
the spear in sunder.
Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.)
2.
To strike smartly; to rap; to snap.
[Chiefly Brit.]
Bacon.

Knap

,
Verb.
I.
To make a sound of snapping.
Wiseman.

Knap

,
Noun.
A sharp blow or slap.
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Knap

KNAP

,
Noun.
nap.
A protuberance; a swelling. [Little used. See Knob.]

KNAP

,
Verb.
T.
nap.
[See Knab.]
1.
To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Little used.]
2.
To strike with a sharp noise. [Little used.]

KNAP

,
Verb.
I.
nap.
To make a short, sharp sound.

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