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graps

/ɡɹæps/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
graps
IPA
/ɡɹæps/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of grasp.

Etymology

From Middle English grapsen, re-unmetathesised version of graspen (“to grasp”), from Old English *grǣpsian. Compare to its equally unmetathesised cognates German Low German grapsen (“to grab; grasp”), German grapsen, Saterland Frisian Grapse (“double handful”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: grapsen, *grǣpsian

Inflected Forms

grapses (present, singular) grapsing (participle, present) grapsed (participle, past) grapsed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce graps?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹæps/.
What does graps mean?
Alternative form of grasp.
Where does graps come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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