Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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KNAP, noun nap. A protuberance; a swelling. [Little used. See Knob.]
KNAP, verb transitive nap. [See Knab.]
1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Little used.]
2. To strike with a sharp noise. [Little used.]
KNAP, verb intransitive nap. To make a short, sharp sound.