frap

2 definitions found

frap - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frap \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
        --Knoght.
        [1913 Webster]

frap - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frap
      v 1: make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
      2: take up the slack of; "frap a rope"