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KNAP
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Irregular inflected forms: knapped
, knapping
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they knap
... he / she / it knaps
Past simple: knapped
-ing form: knapping
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
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