English
Pronunciation
enPR|n�p, IPA|/ni�p/, SAMPA|/ni:p/
:rhymes|i�p
Etymology 1
Perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare dialectal Norwegian term|neip||forked pole|lang=no.
Noun
en-noun
- The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
Etymology 2
OE. term|nep-|n�p-|langang in term|nepflod|n�pfl�d|neap tide|langang.
Adjective
en-adj|neaper|neapest
- Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.
#:*1934: Little groups of sailors came swinging along and pushied their way noisily inside the gaudy joints. Sex everywhere: it was slopping over, a neap tide that swept the props from under the city. � Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer
Translations
trans-top|designating type of tide
Finnish: vajaa- vajaavuoksi = neap tide
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb
- To trap a ship (or ship and crew) in water too shallow to move from due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.
#*1770: At 8, being high water, hauld her bow close ashore, but Keept her stern afloat, because I was afraid of Neaping her, and yet it was necessary to lay the whole of her as near the ground as possible. � w:Captain James Cook|Captain James Cook, Journal During the First Voyage Round the World, entry for 22 June 1770 1
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