Explore Neap through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like highwater. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Neap meaning
The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
Synonyms of Neap
Using Neap
- The main meaning on this page is: The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
- Useful related words include: neap tide, high tide, high water, highwater.
- In the example corpus, neap often appears in combinations such as: neap tides, and neap.
Context around Neap
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Neap
- In this selection, "neap" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, plan, tides, office and tide stand out and add context to how "neap" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a neap office in and action plan neap has addressed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "neap" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with neap
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A NEAP office in Bishkek was set up with funds from Switzerland. (12 words)
An arrow on the tidal chart indicates the direction and the average flow speed (usually in knots ) for spring and neap tides. (22 words)
At these points in the lunar cycle, the tide's range is at its minimum; this is called the neap tide, or neaps. (23 words)
Because of severe budget constraints, most of the funds for NEAP operations come from international sources, including official institutions such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank and numerous international nongovernmental organizations. (34 words)
Neap is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "without the power", as in forđganges nip (forth-going without-the-power). citation Old English (example given from AD 469: forđganges nip - without the power of advancing). (34 words)
He could have meant that spring and neap tides were caused by new and full moons, which is partially correct in that spring tides occur at those times. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
An arrow on the tidal chart indicates the direction and the average flow speed (usually in knots ) for spring and neap tides.
A NEAP office in Bishkek was set up with funds from Switzerland.
At these points in the lunar cycle, the tide's range is at its minimum; this is called the neap tide, or neaps.
Baltimore, in the northern portion of the Bay, experiences a noticeable modulation to form its mixed tidal nature during spring vs. neap tides.
Because of severe budget constraints, most of the funds for NEAP operations come from international sources, including official institutions such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank and numerous international nongovernmental organizations.
He could have meant that spring and neap tides were caused by new and full moons, which is partially correct in that spring tides occur at those times.
Kyrgyzstan's National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) has addressed these problems as part of its first-phase priorities in cooperation with the Aral Sea Program.
Neap is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "without the power", as in forđganges nip (forth-going without-the-power). citation Old English (example given from AD 469: forđganges nip - without the power of advancing).
Common combinations with neap
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: