English Dictionary

knap

/næp/

verb

(transitive) To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point.

She can knap flint to make tools.

意味（1）

(transitive) To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point.

意味（2）

(transitive) To rap or strike sharply.

Knap the tongs together[…] about a handful from the bottom.

意味（3）

(obsolete, UK, dialect) To bite; to bite off; to break short.

Psalms xlvi. 9

Psalms xlvi. 9 He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder.

意味（4）

To make a sound of snapping.

Press back the head of the Femur into its Acetabulum , and it will knap in