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KNAP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: knapped    , knapping   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Break a small piece off from

Example:

chip a tooth

Synonyms:

break off; chip; cut off; knap

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "knap" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Strike sharply

Example:

rap him on the knuckles

Synonyms:

knap; rap

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "knap" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "knap"):

knock (rap with the knuckles)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP

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