frap

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/ fræp /

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verb (used with object), frapped, frap·ping.Nautical.

to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.

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Origin of frap

1300–50; Middle English frappen<Old French fraper to strike, beat, probably <Germanic (compare Old Norse hrapa to hurl, hurry)

Words nearby frap

Franz Ferdinand, Franz Josef, Franz Josef I, Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph II, frap, frape, frappe, F.R.A.S., Frascati, Frasch process

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How to use frap in a sentence

FRAP allows mnemonic symbols to be used for the instructions.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)|Digital Equipment Corporation
Come, come; dunna fly up in a frap; a body conno carry oytch mander o' think eh their nob.
Lancashire Sketches|Edwin Waugh
Frap the first and riding turns together on each side with sennit.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
I'm not much in that line myself, but don't you think maybe an odd word wouldn't be some help like in this frap?
A Dream of the North Sea|James Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for frap

frap

/ (fræp) /

verb fraps, frapping or frapped

(tr) nautical to lash down or together

Word Origin for frap

C14: from Old French fraper to hit, probably of imitative origin

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