frap

present singular third person fraps · participle present frapping · participle past frapped · past frapped

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

   Next take two turns not round the spars at all but in between them round the rope itself. These turns are called "frapping" turns and must be very tight too.

   1941, Boy Scout Tests and How to Pass Them, Boy Scouts Association, page 20

2. transitiveTo strike or beat.

   Mitch and Dick took me frog frapping, too. […] You just shine your light in the frog's eyes, creep up on him, and frap him over the head with the stick!

   1971, MotorBoating, volume 128, number 5, page 98

plural fraps · alternative frapp

1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of frappuccino.

   Well then, what's the hottest new product line over at ubiquitous coffee retailer Starbucks — diesel fuel? No, it's not petrochemical, but neither is it coffee — rather, it's music. In Starbucks stores, you can now burn CDs while slurping a frap, […]

   2005, Information Week, numbers 1020-1036

plural FRAPs

1. abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of frenetic random activity period (of a housepet).

   Synonyms: zoomies