frape

/ freɪp /

adjective

1. dialect.
   tightly bound

Word History and Origins

Origin of frape¹

see frap

Example Sentences

Just three out of 10 parents could understand the terms LMIRL, 'frape', YOLO, ASL, POS and trolling, according to Know the Net, which is calling for adults to develop a better understanding of online vocabulary.

From The Guardian

Frape means sabotaging someone's Facebook page when they leave themselves logged in.

From The Guardian

"Providing robust and transparent indices based on actual trades will go a long way towards increasing the level of transparency in the European natural gas market," said Richard Frape, director of market services at Marex Spectron.

From The Guardian

On the frape at the alley's end his ferryboat lay moored as he had left it.

From Project Gutenberg

Through this ring, no man forbidding him, Mr. Hosken had run a frape, on which he kept his blue boat, now leased to Nicky for a nominal rent of sixpence a week.

From Project Gutenberg