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fraps

fraps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of frap.

fraps is the plural of frap.

fraps is the acronym of frames per second.

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 fraps

What is fraps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fraps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of frap.

Words near fraps in the dictionary

  1. frappuccinos
  2. frappucino
  3. frappucinos
  4. frappé
  5. frappés
  6. fraps
  7. frarorities
  8. frarority
  9. Frary
  10. Frarys
  11. FRAs

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