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frap

verb \ˈfrap\
frappedfrap·ping

Definition of FRAP

transitive verb
:  to draw tight (as with ropes or cables) <frap a sail>
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Origin of FRAP

Middle English, to strike, beat, from Anglo-French fraper
First Known Use: 1548

Rhymes with FRAP

cap, chap, clap, crap, flap, gap, gape, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nape, nappe, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, Yap, zap

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