knap

1. (transitive)To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.

2. To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.

   (especially, specifically, transitive)To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.

3. (transitive)To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.

   strike sharply

4. (transitive)Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.

   break a small piece off from

5. (figuratively, transitive)To say (something) crisply or sharply.

6. (intransitive)To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.

7. (intransitive)To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.

8. (intransitive)To strike sharply.

9. (figuratively, intransitive)To speak crisply or sharply.

10. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.

11. (UK, dialectal, intransitive)To take a small, quick bite.

12. (figuratively, intransitive, obsolete)To cheat while gambling, especially at a dice game.

1. Prehistoric men were skilled in knapping.

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