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knaps it

knaps it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knap it.

Meaning of knap it

Verb

knap it (third-person singular simple present knaps it, present participle knapping it, simple past and past participle knapped it)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of catch it (“to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten”).
    • KNAP […] Also, a blow or correction, as "you'll knap it," for some misdeed.1867, William Henry Smyth, Sir Edward Belcher, The Sailor's Word-book, page 424
    Synonyms:
    catch it

Questions about knaps it

What is knaps it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knaps it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knap it.

Words near knaps it in the dictionary

  1. knapping it
  2. knappings
  3. knappish
  4. knappy
  5. knaps
  6. knaps it
  7. knapsack
  8. knapsack problem
  9. knapsack problems
  10. knapsacked
  11. knapsacker

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