neap

Etymology 1
Perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare dialectal Norwegian.

Noun

 * 1) The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

Etymology 2
From, from , possibly from. Found especially in Old English. Compare Norwegian dialectal.

Adjective

 * 1)  Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: най-нисък прилив
 * Finnish: vajaa-
 * German: Nipptide, Nippflut
 * Maori: whēru, moī, taiā, kōwā, kōwāwā, kōwheuwheu, kōwhiowhio, torepuku, torepuku, hāro
 * Spanish: (marea muerta)
 * Swedish:

Verb

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



Noun

 * 1) A neap tide.

Noun

 * 1) * GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
 * Nipple is a diminutive of nape or neap.
 * Nipple is a diminutive of nape or neap.