FRAP

FRAP

FRAP or frap may stand for:

*A method of tightening a rope lashing by wrapping the rope around the lashing's core to help enforce it.
*An abbreviation for Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
*Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, an experimental technique in cell biology
*Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
*An abbreviation for Frappuccino
*Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma, a simple assay of antioxidant content in foods
*"Frente de Acción Popular", a Chilean coalition gathering left-wing parties from 1956 to 1969.
*"Frente Revolucionario Antifascista y Patriótico" ("Revolutionary Anti-Fascist Patriotic Front"), a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary organization (1971-1978) using violence against the Francoist dictatorship
* Frenetic Random Acts of Play / Frantic Running and Playing (dog behavior)

ee also

* Fraps, the video utility software


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  • FRAP — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda FRAP puede referirse a: FRAP Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, técnica utilizada en microscopía. Frente Revolucionario Antifascista y Patriota, antigua organización terrorista de España Frente de Acción… …   Wikipedia Español

  • frap — frap; frap·le; frap·pé; frap·ler; …   English syllables

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • FRAP — Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching es una técnica utilizada en microscopía. FRAP, sigla de las siguientes organizaciones políticas: ● Frente Revolucionario Antifascista y Patriota de España ● Frente de Acción Popular de Chile …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • frap — [frap] vt. frapped, frapping [ME frapen < OFr fraper, to strike] Naut. to pass ropes, cables, etc. around in order to strengthen, support, steady, etc …   English World dictionary

  • frap — /frap/, v.t., frapped, frapping. Naut. to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains. [1300 50; ME frappen < OF fraper to strike, beat, prob. < Gmc (cf. ON hrapa to hurl, hurry)] * * * …   Universalium

  • frap — (v.) early 14c., from O.Fr. fraper (12c., Mod.Fr. frapper) to strike, hit beat, cognate with It. frappare “to strike,” of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (Cf. RAP (Cf. rap) (n.)). Nautical sense of bind tightly is from 1540s …   Etymology dictionary

  • frap — Expletive. For frustration, surprise, disdain generally for negative feelings. As a modifier, What the frap is he doing? Oh, frap! My foot is caught in the escalator …   Dictionary of american slang

  • frap — Expletive. For frustration, surprise, disdain generally for negative feelings. As a modifier, What the frap is he doing? Oh, frap! My foot is caught in the escalator …   Dictionary of american slang

  • frap — /fræp/ (say frap) verb (t) (frapped, frapping) Nautical to bind securely. {Middle English frap(en), from Old French fraper strike} …  

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