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frap¹

  • /fɹæp/

Sounds like frappe · Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

From Middle English frapen, from Old French fraper.

verb fraps · frapping · frapped

  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.
  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!

frap²

  • /fɹæp/

Sounds like frappe · Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

Clipping.

noun fraps · frapp

  1. abbreviation, 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, […]

FRAP³

noun FRAPs

  1. abbreviation, informal Abbreviation of frenetic random activity period (of a housepet).

    Similar: zoomies

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"frap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/frap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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frap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/frap

Chicago

"frap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/frap.

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@misc{frap_2026,
  title = {frap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}