Standard Lemma guide

frap

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /fɹæp/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æp
  • homophone: frappe
  • CMU ARPABET: F R AE1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Clipping of frappuccino.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of frenetic random activity period (of a housepet).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zoomies

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To strike or beat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

take up the slack of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • frap a rope

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tighten, fasten

6

verb

Meaning 6

make secure by lashing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • frap a sail

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lash

History

Etymology

Clipping.

From Middle English frapen, from Old French fraper.