rep
/ɹɛp//ɹɛp/
rep is the clipping of reputation.
rep is the clipping of repetition.
rep is the clipping of representative.
rep is the clipping of representation.
rep is the clipping of repertory.
rep is the clipping of report.
Verb
rep (third-person singular simple present reps, present participle repping, simple past and past participle repped)
- To represent; to act as a representative for.
- Bentley, the man who repped for Slade, carried the air and the rest joined in.1922, Hal G. Evarts, The Settling of the Sage
- He left to help the Reader set up its national advertising arm, went back to Rolling Stone for five years, repped other magazines, and finally set up his own company, which currently scouts ads for the Atlantic, Spin, Discover, and a publication called Disney Adventures.1994 November 4, Bill Wyman, “Evanston's New Music Hall/Veruca Salt Grow Up/Schmitsville”, in Chicago Reader
- To display as a representative example.
- Last year, Olivia famously went full-2000s at a Grammys after-party she attended with Paris Hilton, where she repped a bright blue butterfly dress featuring a plunging neckline and dramatic ruffles. Now, for her latest look, she's gone and repped another recognisable combination: silk trousers and...2023 March 3, Natasha Harding, “Olivia Rodrigo's leather boob tube will transport you back to 2001”, in Cosmopolitan
- As for her beauty look, the Jennifer’s Body star had dyed her long tresses a burnt-orange shade, and styled them slightly curled at the ends and down across her shoulders. She also repped a bubblegum-pink manicure with an abstract black design.2023 May 19, Chelsey Sanchez, “Megan Fox Makes Her Red-Carpet Comeback in a Body-Sculpting Sheer Gown”, in Harper's Bazaar
- To lift for multiple reps.
Meaning of reputation
Noun
reputation (countable and uncountable, plural reputations)
- What somebody or something is known for.
- The new manager has a reputation for being a stickler for details.
Meaning of repetition
Noun
repetition (countable and uncountable, plural repetitions)
- The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
- How we hope and believe each day will be our last of anxious waiting! The post comes in, and there is no letter for us. How bitter is the disappointment! and on every repetition it grows more acute.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The End of Doubt”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 288
- Synonyms:
- recurrence
- The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set.
- Synonyms:
- rep
Noun (1)
rep (countable and uncountable, plural reps)
- A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
- Underfoot is a rich brown marble from the shores of Lake Champlain. The wainscoting is of green rep and red Numidian marble.1923, Theodore Dreiser, The Color of a Great City, New York: Boni & Liveright
- It was decorated in […] horsehair and red rep curtains[.]1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 60
Proper noun capitalized: REP
REP
- Abbreviation of Republican Party.
Noun (2) capitalized: Rep
Rep (plural Reps)
- Clipping of Republican.
Forms of rep
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | reps |
| alternative form | repp |
| plural | Reps |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | reps |
| present participle | repping |
| past participle | repped |
| past | repped |
Origin of rep
Clippings of various words beginning with rep.
Back-formation from reps, misinterpreted as a plural.
Words formed from rep
Phrases with rep
Words that rhyme with rep
Questions about rep
- What does rep mean?
- Rep means to represent; to act as a representative for.
- What is rep the clipping of?
- Rep is the clipping of reputation.
- What part of speech is rep?
- Rep can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rep?
- Rep is pronounced /ɹɛp/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of rep?
- The past tense of rep is repped.
Words near rep in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rep (page history and authors); REP (page history and authors); Rep (page history and authors); reputation (page history and authors); repetition (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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