'Neap' definitions:
Definition of 'neap'
(from WordNet)
noun
A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon [syn: neap tide, neap] [ant: springtide]
Definition of 'Neap'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Neap'
From: GCIDE
- Neap \Neap\ (n[=e]p), a. [As. n[=e]pfl[=o]d neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low. [1913 Webster]
- Neap tides, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to spring tides. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Neap'
From: GCIDE
- Neap \Neap\, n. A neap tide. [1913 Webster]
- High springs and dead neaps. --Harkwill. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'neap'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- couchant,
- crouched,
- dead low water,
- debased,
- depressed,
- direct tide,
- ebb,
- ebb and flow,
- ebb tide,
- flat,
- flood,
- flood tide,
- flow,
- flux,
- flux and reflux,
- full tide,
- high tide,
- high water,
- knee-high,
- knocked flat,
- laid low,
- low,
- low tide,
- low water,
- low-built,
- low-hung,
- low-level,
- low-leveled,
- low-lying,
- low-set,
- low-statured,
- lunar tide,
- neap tide,
- opposite tide,
- prone,
- recumbent,
- refluence,
- reflux,
- rip,
- riptide,
- runty,
- short,
- solar tide,
- spring tide,
- squat,
- squatty,
- stooped,
- stumpy,
- supine,
- thalassometer,
- tidal amplitude,
- tidal current,
- tidal current chart,
- tidal flow,
- tidal range,
- tide,
- tide chart,
- tide gate,
- tide gauge,
- tide race,
- tide rip,
- tidewater,
- tideway,
- unelevated