neap tide

1. 1.

   a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

   Synonymsneap

   Antonymsspringtide

   Broaderhigh tide

Questions about neap tide

What does neap tide mean?

neap tide means "a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon".

What is another word for neap tide?

Close synonyms include neap. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.