knap /ˈnæp/
 (vt.)打碎,拗斷,打山頂,小山,丘陵


 Knap n.  A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
    The highest part and knap of the same island.   --Holland.


 Knap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knapped p. pr. &  vb. n. Knapping.]
 1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]
    He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth.   --Dr. H. More.
    He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder.   --Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.)
 2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.]


 Knap, v. i. To make a sound of snapping.


 Knap, n. A sharp blow or slap.

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 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]