neap

noun · adjective · verbA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

neaps

1.
The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
2.
A neap tide.
3.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of neep.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)(of a tide) Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.
2.
(not comparable)Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

neaps

V_ing/Gerund

neaping

V_ed/pp

neaped

1.
(transitive)To trap (a ship) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.
2.
(intransitive)To ooze, to sink, to subside, to tail.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

neapy

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Nguồn gốc từ

Perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare dialectal Norwegian neip (forked pole).