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frap
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frap
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb frap has 2 senses
- frap(v = verb.contact) Array - make secure by lashing; "frap a sail" is one way to lash
- frap(v = verb.change) Array - take up the slack of; "frap a rope" is one way to fasten, tighten
Sample sentence:
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Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
frap, v. t. [Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf. Affrap.].
- To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together. Tottem. [1913 Webster]
- To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum. Knoght. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
frap, v.tr. (frapped, frapping) Naut. bind tightly.
Etymology
F frapper bind, strike
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