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frapping

frapping is the present participle and gerund 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

Noun

frapping (countable and uncountable, plural frappings)

  1. (plural-normally) Rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.

Forms of frapping

pluralfrappings

Words that rhyme with frapping

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Questions about frapping

What does frapping mean?
Frapping means rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.
What is frapping the present participle and gerund of?
Frapping is the present participle and gerund of frap.
What part of speech is frapping?
Frapping is a noun.
What is the plural of frapping?
The plural of frapping is frappings.

Words near frapping in the dictionary

  1. frappe
  2. frapped
  3. frappes
  4. Frappier
  5. Frappiers
  6. frapping
  7. frappings
  8. frapps
  9. frappuccini
  10. frappuccino
  11. frappuccinos

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