vt. 打碎, 拗断, 打

n. 山顶, 小山, 丘陵

Knap \Knap\, v. i.
To make a sound of snapping. --Wiseman.


Knap \Knap\, n.
A sharp blow or slap. --Halliwell.


Knap \Knap\ (n[a^]p), n. [AS. cn[ae]p, cn[ae]pp, 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}.

The highest part and knap of the same island.
--Holland.


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.
]

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.]
--Bacon.