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preps

/pɹɛps/

preps is the plural of prep.

preps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prep.

Meaning of prep

Noun

prep (countable and uncountable, plural preps)

  1. (countable) Preparation.
    • There was a bit of prep to set the drill press up for the operation. First, the table had to be rotated 90 degrees. Next, I had to set up a fence to cut each tenon exactly on center.2026 August, Collin Knoff, “Mid-Century Modern Table”, in Popular Woodworking, volume 290, number 4, page 48
  2. A preparatory race or workout.
  3. (countable, informal) A prep school.
  4. (countable, informal) A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.
    1. (US, derogatory, informal, slang) A person using the styles and mannerisms (especially in terms of fashion) associated with prep students.
  5. (UK, uncountable, chiefly private schools) Homework; work set to do outside class time.

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Words that rhyme with preps

Questions about preps

What is preps the plural of?
Preps is the plural of prep.
How do you pronounce preps?
Preps is pronounced /pɹɛps/.

Words near preps in the dictionary

  1. preprovision
  2. preprovisioned
  3. preprovisioning
  4. preprovisions
  5. preprovocation
  6. preps
  7. preps out
  8. preps up
  9. prepster
  10. prepsters
  11. prepsychedelic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preps (page history and authors); prep (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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