3 entries under this word

Neap

Nēap, n.

noun

(neep), n. [Written also nape and neep.] [Cf. NEB, NIP, and Prov. Eng. neap, a turnip; Lat. napus.]

The tongue or pole of a cart, sled, or wagon.
A prop or support for the front of a cart, &c.

Nēap, a.

adjective

a. [Ā-S. nēp, neip, nēpflood, neap-flood. Cf. A-S. hnīpan, hnīpian, to bend, cast down, incline, fall.] Low.

Neap tides, tides which happen in the second and last quarters of the moon, when the effects of the sun's and moon's attraction are opposed to each other, and the difference between high and low water is less than at any other period in the month;—opposed to spring tides.

Nēap, n.

noun

n. A neap tide. See NEAP, a.