Neap \Neap\, a. [As. n[=e]pfl[=o]d neap flood; cf. hnipian to
bend, incline.]
Low.
Neap tides, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which
occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; --
opposed to spring tides.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |