About The Word Neap
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Neap
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What's The Definition Of Neap?
[n] a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
Synonyms | Synonyms for Neap: neap tide Related Terms | Find terms related to Neap: couchant | crouched | dead low water | debased | depressed | direct tide | ebb | ebb and flow | ebb tide | flat | flood | flood tide | flow | flux | flux and reflux | full tide | high tide | high water | knee-high | knocked flat | laid low | low | low tide | low water | low-built | low-hung | low-level | low-leveled | low-lying | low-set | low-statured | lunar tide | neap tide | opposite tide | prone | recumbent | refluence | reflux | rip | riptide | runty | short | solar tide | spring tide | squat | squatty | stooped | stumpy | supine | thalassometer | tidal amplitude | tidal current | tidal current chart | tidal flow | tidal range | tide | tide chart | tide gate | tide gauge | tide race | tide rip | tidewater | tideway | unelevated See Also | high tide | high water | highwater Neap In Webster's Dictionary \Neap\, n. [Cf. {Neb}, {Nape}.]
The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two
animals. [U.S.]
\Neap\, a. [As. n[=e]pfl[=o]d neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low. {Neap tides}, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to {spring tides}. \Neap\, n. A neap tide. High springs and dead neaps. --Harkwill. |
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