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neap

noun

/niːp/

Meaning

A tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when the difference between high and low tide is least.

During a neap tide, the water level change is minimal.

weak tide, low tide

spring tide, high tide

neap tide, neap current, neap phase

a vehicle for traveling over snow, often pulled by animals

a sudden event causing great damage or loss of life; a complete failure

a particular area of study, work, or interest; something in which a person or place excels

Making any work or process easy and effective.

The quality of being concerned more with the needs of others than with one's own.

a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness