rep

Plural: reps

Noun

• A fabric woven with pronounced crosswise ribs, often of silk or wool.
• informal abbreviation of `representative'
• a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
• Clipping of reputation.
• Clipping of repetition.
• Clipping of representative.
• Clipping of representation.
• Clipping of repertory.
• Clipping of report.
• Clipping of replica.
• A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.

Verb

• To represent; to act as a representative for.
• To display as a representative example.
• Abbreviation of repeat.
• To lift for multiple reps.

Examples

• I get a better bicep workout if I use less weight and more reps.
• John Doe is a member of the House of Reps.
• rep sneakers
• She did her time in reps before she made the grade in West End theatre.
• The short word REP was a surprisingly useful fill for a double letter score in Words With Friends.
• Try not to make it easy for the tabloids to ruin your rep.
• When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold.

Synonyms

repp