Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Neap /nēp/ · IPA /niːp/ n. a. n. 01 n. The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. 1. The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.[U.S.] 02 a. Low. 1. Low. Phrases & compounds Neap tides — the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to spring tides. 03 n. A neap tide. 1. A neap tide. “High springs and dead neaps.” — Harkwill.