Knap /(năp)/

1. 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.

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.

   He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder.

2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.]

1. To make a sound of snapping.

1. A sharp blow or slap.