reep.
a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc.
Meaning & usage
a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc.
Hij scheurde een reep stof van de oude gordijnen.
Het papier was gescheurd in verschillende repen.
a rope
De boot werd vastgemaakt aan de kade met een reep touw.
a hoop, ring
De acrobaat sprong door de brandende reep van vuur.
an edible bar, esp. a candy bar
Ze genoot van een heerlijke chocolade reep als tussendoortje.
Hij stopte wat energierepen in zijn rugzak voor de wandeling.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch rep, reep, from Old Dutch reip, rēp, from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”). Cognates Cognate with Low German Reep, German Reif (“ring, hoop”), West Frisian reap, English rope, and Icelandic reipi (“rope”).
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