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v. - Break a small piece off from; Strike sharply.

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  • One of the moves that we learned was called “the knap”.
  • Halp Halp-tuk a lil knap an waked up to annorified kittehs!
  • So, that's easily concealable and disguiseable in a knap sack.
  • I'm sure they are, I secretly packed them all 5 pounds of meat in their knap-sack.
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  • The woodpecker's "knap" ( sharp rap or strike) nipped my "nap" (short sleep) just as spray from the "nappe" (water overflow of a dam) hit my "nape" (back part of the neck).
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