Knap (Verb)
Meaning 1
Break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She accidentally knapped a small piece off the statue when moving it to the table.
- When he fell on the ice, he knapped off a corner of his front tooth.
- The careless laborer knapped the granite slab in two places with his hammer.
- If you continue biting down on that rock, you might knap a tooth.
- Be careful not to knap the delicate edge of the fine china porcelain.