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    NEAP TIDE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moonplay

    Synonyms:

    neap; neap tide

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    Hypernyms ("neap tide" is a kind of...):

    high tide; high water; highwater (the tide when the water is highest)

    Antonym:

    springtide (a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons)

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