Meanings
present singular third person kneps · participle present knepping · participle past knepped · past knepped · alternative knepp · alternative kneppe · alternative knip · alternative nep · alternative nip
- ScotlandTo clasp the hands; to clench one's fists.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of kneppars.
Origin
A variant of knap (etymology 3). Cognates * Danish kneppe (“to snap”) (obsolete) * Dutch knijpen (“to pinch, nip”), knippen (“to clip, snip”) * Norwegian Nynorsk kneppa (“to squeeze or join together”) * Scots knep (“to clench, bind”)
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Cite this entry
knep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knep
“knep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knep.
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