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neap | yeap |

As a noun neap

is the tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

As an adjective neap

is designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.

As a verb neap

is to trap a ship (or ship and crew) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.

As an adverb yeap is

an alternative spelling of lang=en.

neap

English

Etymology 1

Perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare dialectal Norwegian .

Noun

(en noun)
  • The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Adjective

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  • Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.
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    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To trap a ship (or ship and crew) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.
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    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)

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    yeap

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • * 1950 , Conrad Aiken, The Short Stories of Conrad Aiken
    • "Yeap , I do. D'you see that chair on the porch?"
  • * 2003 , Rick W White, Comes Like a Raging Fire
    • I told her, "Yeap . I'm here on vacation." We both smiled, as she told me, "Me too."
  • * 2009 , Terri Lee Ryan, Life Is One Big To-Do List: A Woman's Life After 40
    • Yeap , I'm coming back in my next life as a daughter of one of my friends. I would never have to worry about looking ugly.

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