neap

Plural: neaps

Noun

• A tide of lowest range, occurring during lunar quarters.
• a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
• The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
• A neap tide.
• Alternative form of neep.

Adj

• Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.
• Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.

Verb

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

Examples

• His low-scoring turn felt like a neap tide, barely moving the game forward.

Synonyms

neap tide

Antonyms

springtide

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