(of a tide) Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.

To trap a ship (or ship and crew) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides. / to ooze, to sink, to subside, to tail

A neap tide.

Alternative form of neep

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. / Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.

Used to signify a job well done. / Used to signify approval.

(informal) An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.

(archaic) A bull or cow. / (archaic) Cattle collectively.

The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.

(now rare) With great scrutiny; carefully. / With close relation; intimately. / Closely, in close proximity. / In close approximation; almost, virtually. / Stingily.