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

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.
      
      1913 webster

            he will knap the spears apieces with his teeth.
                                                  --dr. h. more.
      1913 webster

            he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in
            sunder.                               --ps. xlvi. 9
                                                  book of
                                                  common
                                                  prayer.
      1913 webster

   2. to strike smartly; to rap; to snap. chiefly brit.
      --bacon.
      1913 webster
see also:
knapped knapping 

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

knap \knap\ na^p, n. as. cnaep, cnaepp, top, knob,
   button; cf. icel. knappr knob, sw. knapp, dan. knap button,
   w., gael.,  ir. cnap knob, button, and e. knop.
   a protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising
   ground; a summit. see knob, and knop.
   1913 webster

         the highest part and knap of the same island.
                                                  --holland.
   1913 webster
see also:
knob knop 

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

knap \knap\, v. i.
   to make a sound of snapping. --wiseman.
   1913 webster

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

knap \knap\, n.
   a sharp blow or slap. --halliwell.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
rap chip cut off break off knapping knapped 

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