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nape

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/neɪp/

Definition of nape

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The back part of the neck.
    “He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.”
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noun

  1. The back part of the neck.
    “He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.”
  2. The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.
  3. (obsolete)A tablecloth.
  4. (slang, uncountable)Napalm.
    “RHAH: They got through Alpha Company! Anything behind you don't identify itself, blow it away. Two - air strike's coming in. They gonna lay snake and nape right on the perimeter so stay tight in your holes and don't leave 'em.”
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine.

verb

  1. (slang, transitive)To bombard with napalm.

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Etymology

From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.

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