| Afrikaans | English |
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| knyp | ⇆ fix; ⇆ nip; ⇆ pinch; ⇆ push; ⇆ squeeze; ⇆ tweak |
| in die knyp | ⇆ hard bested; ⇆ ill bested; ⇆ with one’s back to the wall; ⇆ up a gum‐tree; ⇆ hard‐pressed; ⇆ in a fine pickle; ⇆ awkwardly situated |
| in die knyp raak | ⇆ get into hot water; ⇆ get the wind up |
| in die knyp sit | ⇆ be in a predicament; ⇆ be in a quandary; ⇆ be on the rocks; ⇆ be in a stew; ⇆ be in trouble; ⇆ be up the pole; ⇆ be up a tree; ⇆ be up the spout |
| in die knyp wees | ⇆ be in a jam; ⇆ be in a tight corner; ⇆ be up a tree; ⇆ be up the pole; ⇆ be up the spout |
| afknyp | ⇆ poll; ⇆ pinch off; ⇆ shoot; ⇆ scrape up; ⇆ cut down by; ⇆ economize |
| knypbreuk | ⇆ crush fracture |
| knypbril | ⇆ barnacles; ⇆ nippers; ⇆ nose‐nippers; ⇆ pince‐nez |
| knypend | ⇆ nipping |
| knyper | ⇆ bit; ⇆ clasp; ⇆ claw; ⇆ clip; ⇆ jaws; ⇆ nipper; ⇆ pincher |
| knypie | ⇆ pinch |
| knyptang | ⇆ punch; ⇆ pliers; ⇆ nippers; ⇆ pair of pincers; ⇆ pincers |
| saamknyp | ⇆ compress |