Definitions for: Frap


[v] take up the slack of; "frap a rope"
[v] make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"



Webster (1913) 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.

See Also: fasten, lash, tighten

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