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frap en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English frapen, from Old French fraper.

Meanings

  1. To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing.
    • Next take two turns not round the spars at all but in between them round the rope itself. These turns are called "frapping" turns and must be very tight too. 1941, Boy Scout Tests and How to Pass Them, Boy Scouts Association, page 20:
  2. (transitive) To strike or beat.
    • Mitch and Dick took me frog frapping, too. […] You just shine your light in the frog's eyes, creep up on him, and frap him over the head with the stick! 1971, MotorBoating, volume 128, number 5, page 98:

Forms

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fraps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
frapping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
frapped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
frapped Tense=Past lexicographic

frap en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Clipping.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of frappuccino.
    • Well then, what's the hottest new product line over at ubiquitous coffee retailer Starbucks — diesel fuel? No, it's not petrochemical, but neither is it coffee — rather, it's music. In Starbucks stores, you can now burn CDs while slurping a frap, […] 2005, Information Week, numbers 1020-1036:

Forms

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frapp alternative lexicographic
fraps Number=Plur lexicographic