1) Bind tightly, asea 2) Bind tightly, nautically 3) Bind with ropes 4) Draw tight 5) French word used in English 6) Lash 7) Make secure by lashing 8) Secure a sail 9) Secure with ropes 10) Secure, nautically 11) Steady with ropes at sea 12) Strengthen a ship via cables 13) Take up the slack of 14) Tighten ropes on shipboard 
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to draw a sail tight with ropes or cables
to draw a sail tight with ropes or cables
• (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
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Frap transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Frapped ; present participle & verbal noun Frapping .] [ Confer French frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Confer Affrap .] 1. (Nautical) To draw together; to...
[v] - make secure by lashing 2. [v] - take up the slack of
verb take up the slack of; `frap a rope`
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.