Knapping

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Knap \Knap\, v. 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.
        ]
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              He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth.
                                                    --Dr. H. More.
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              He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in
              sunder.                               --Ps. xlvi. 9
                                                    (Book of
                                                    Common
                                                    Prayer.)
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     2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.]
        --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  knap
       v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {rap}]
       2: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a
          tooth" [syn: {chip}, {cut off}, {break off}]
       [also: {knapping}, {knapped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  knapping
       See {knap}