Rep

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɹɛp/
• Rhymes: -É›p

Clippings of various words beginning with "rep".

Full definition of rep

Noun

1. (countable)   .Try not to make it easy for the tabloids to ruin your rep.
2. (weightlifting, countable)   .I get a better bicep workout if I use less weight and more reps.
3. (countable)   .When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold.John Doe is a participant in the House of Reps.
4. (theater, uncountable)   .She did her time in reps before she made the grade in West End theatre.

Verb

1. To represent; to act as a representative for.
• 1922, Hal G. Evarts, The Settling of the Sage Chapter , Bentley, the man who repped for Slade, carried the air and the rest joined in.
• 1994, November 4, Bill Wyman, Evanston's New Music Hall/Veruca Salt Grow Up/Schmitsville, He left to help the Reader set up its national advertising arm, went back to Rolling Stone for five years, repped other magazines, and finally set up his own company, which currently scouts ads for the Atlantic, Spin, Discover, and a publication called Disney Adventures.
2. (knitting) repeat
• 2011, Hannah Fettig, Closely Knit: Handmade Gifts For The Ones You Love (page 44)Rep neck dec EOR 4 times more, AND AT THE SAME TIME, rep armhole dec EOR 4 (4,5) times more

Back-formation from reps, misinterpreted as a plural.

Noun

1. (textiles) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface. from 19th c.

Anagrams

• ERP, PER, per, pre, RPE