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neaps

neaps is the plural of neap.

neaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of neap.

Meaning of neap

Noun (1)

neap (plural neaps)

  1. The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

Noun (2)

neap (plural neaps)

  1. A neap tide.
    • Both […] swam not landward, but toward the horizon. Very good luck, for they entered a neap rushing headlong toward shore and into a river beyond.2008, Toni Morrison, A Mercy, Chatto & Windus, page 115

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Questions about neaps

What is neaps the plural of?
Neaps is the plural of neap.

Words near neaps in the dictionary

  1. Neapolitan Mastiff
  2. Neapolitan wafer
  3. Neapolitan wafers
  4. Neapolitanness
  5. Neapolitans
  6. neaps
  7. neaptide
  8. neaptides
  9. neapy
  10. near
  11. near abroad

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