| Pronunciation: | | frap
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- [v] take up the slack of; "frap a rope"
- [v] make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
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FRAP is a 4 letter word that starts with F. |
| | See Also: | | fasten, lash, tighten |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Frap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Frapping}.] [Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf.
{Affrap}.]
1. (Naut.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure
and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it;
to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.
--Tottem.
2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
--Knoght.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A lab technique used to find out how fast a cell can regenerate parts which have been destroyed by bleaching with a microscopic light beam. The technique determines this by measuring fluorescent molecules located in the area. |
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