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(nautical) To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing. / (transitive) To strike or beat.

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Source Word

frap

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fɹæp/

Verb

transitive

(nautical) To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing. / (transitive) To strike or beat.

Japanese Meaning

(海事用語) 巻き付けや綱でしっかり締め付ける、固定すること / (他動詞) 打つ、叩く

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嵐が来たとき、乗組員はロープが暴れるのを防ぐために、ハッチの周りの緩んだ綱をきつく巻き付けた。

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(nautical) To 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.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To 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!

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fraps

（ present singular third-person ）

frapping

（ participle present ）

frapped

（ participle past ）

frapped

（ past ）

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