Thesaurus results for KNAP

knap

verb

Definition of knap

as in to chisel

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Recent Examples of knap Rocks could be knapped, or shaped, into knife blades, spear points, ax heads, and more, allowing hunter-gatherers to take on new prey and use animal remains for clothing and other things. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024 Our Paleolithic ancestors learned to knap delicate blades from round stone cobbles, hunt large game and cook their food. — Herman Pontzer, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022 The course was jointly led by Ojibwe elders, who taught him how to knap flint, tan hides and build wigwams. — Franz Lidz Meghan Dhaliwal, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Knowing how to make a friction fire, or how to whittle a paddle out of a log, or how to knap stone arrowheads all have their place in a survival situation (particularly fire making). — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2020 There was the first time someone knapped and hafted a rock onto a spear shaft, and the first time someone strung up a bow. — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2020

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SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The story of this sport is told inside that room — in so many ways, through the tales chiseled into those plaques and the portraits of the men who weaved those tales.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of chisel

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He’s even carved out an important role on special teams, too, working with the punt return, kick return and kick coverage units.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
If the Legislature rolls over on this, why wouldn’t every other coastal developer line up and ask for an exemption, and will carve-outs go to the biggest campaign donors?

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of carve

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That site is temporarily closed, and many of the items—pedestals and furniture, photographs and tools—are coming from Paris for this show, giving Brancusi’s cool, abstract sculptures a rich, human context.

— Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Some resemble ancient oil lamps and brooches; others take after Barbara Hepworth and Isamu Noguchi sculptures.

— Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026

Definition of sculpture

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In one cemetery, families of deceased cartel operatives erected graves the size of suburban homes.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Aprendi no que consiste o verdadeiro alimento há muitos anos, quando tive problemas estomacais tão graves que só conseguia reter os alimentos mais básicos.

— Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

Definition of grave

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While Marino has worked with some of the world’s top collectors, from Bernard Arnault to David Martinez, his taste is one that doesn’t hew at all to market trends.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton are examples of authors who hewed closely to writers who had come before them.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hew

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The extra-high waist acts like a waist cincher attached to a pair of shorts, pulling in the midsection and sculpting the hips into an hourglass silhouette.

— Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Last but not least, Valicelli chose a more circular approach, letting the shape guide its design along the main salon’s and the bedroom’s ceiling and sculpted, curvy furniture.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of sculpt

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The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026

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