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frapped

frapped is the simple past and past participle of frap.

Meaning of frap

Verb

frap (third-person singular simple present fraps, present participle frapping, simple past and past participle 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.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

Questions about frapped

What is frapped the simple past and past participle of?
Frapped is the simple past and past participle of frap.

Words near frapped in the dictionary

  1. fraplers
  2. frapp
  3. frappalatte
  4. frappalattes
  5. frappe
  6. frapped
  7. frappes
  8. Frappier
  9. Frappiers
  10. frapping
  11. frappings

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