knaps

verb

Definition of knapsnext
present tense third-person singular of knap
as in graves

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  1. boasts
  2. carves
  3. hews
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  • Advanced technology for polar exploration Previously, China relied on foreign technology for its polar exploration efforts, but the country now boasts its own advanced systems.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This summer, Singer launched a new venture called ID Future Stars, a consulting business that boasts an 80% to 96% acceptance rate into first-choice schools.
    Miles Cohen, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of boasts
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  • Dylan carves a pentagram into his hand to impress Judith.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Behind him, the unnamed psycho laughs uncontrollably and carves a Glasgow smile into his face with a knife.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of carves
Verb
  • Harris hews largely to traditional Democratic Party values but with a modern touch.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Wilks, who is four years older, practices a form of Christianity that hews closely to the Old Testament at the Assembly of Yahweh, a church his family founded outside of Cisco, a town in Central Texas.
    Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of hews
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