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Verb
knap - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
		chip, cut off, break off
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
		chip at, carve cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
knap - strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"
		rap
		strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
		knock find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

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knap (Noun)
A sharp blow or slap.
knap (Noun)
The crest of a hill.
knap (Noun)
A small hill.
knap (Verb)
To shape a vitreous mineral flint, obsidian, chert etc. by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point.
knap (Verb)
To rap or strike sharply.
knap (Verb)
To make a sound of snapping.

knap (n.)
A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
knap (v. t.)
To bite; to bite off; to break short.
knap (v. t.)
To strike smartly; to rap; to snap.
knap (v. i.)
To make a sound of snapping.
knap (n.)
A sharp blow or slap.

knap
nap, v.t. to snap or break with a snapping noise: to break in pieces with blows, as stones: to bite off, nibble:—pr.p. knap′ping; pa.p. knapped.—ns. Knap′bottle, the bladder-campion; Knap′per, one who breaks stones, esp. one who breaks up flint-flakes for gun-flints; Knap′ping-hamm′er (Scot.), a hammer for breaking stones.—v.i. Knap′ple, to nibble. [Dut. knappen, to crack or crush.]
knap
nap, n. (Bacon) a protuberance, a hillock.—n. Knap′weed, a general name for plants of the genus Centaurea of the composite family—star-thistle, bachelor's buttons. [Conn. with knob, knop.]