rep

Pluralreps

Formsreps, repping, repped

1. 1
   nouncolloquialcountable or uncountableabbreviationclipping

   Short for representative. It means a person who acts or sells for a company or group.

   I called the phone company, and the rep fixed my bill in five minutes.

   Our class chose Maya as our rep on the student council.

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   nouncountableabbreviationclipping

   Short for repetition. In a workout, one complete lift or movement.

   Do ten reps, rest for a minute, then do one more rep.

   The last rep was so hard that my arms were shaking.

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3. 3
   nouncolloquialcountable or uncountableabbreviationclipping

   Short for reputation. What people know you for or think of you.

   He doesn't want to lose his rep as the funniest kid in class.

   That restaurant has a bad rep, but the food is actually good.

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   verbcolloquialtransitive or intransitive

   To work for a person or company by speaking or selling for them.

   I rep three clothing brands at trade shows.

   He used to rep for a big shoe company.

   Similarrepresent

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   nouncolloquialcountable or uncountableabbreviationclipping

   Short for representation. Often about how a group of people is shown in movies, TV, and books.

   Rep matters, because kids want to see people like them in stories.

   The new cartoon has great Black rep, and my niece loves seeing characters who look like her.

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6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To lift a weight several times.

   He can rep two hundred pounds on the bench press.

   She repped the heavy dumbbells until her arms gave out.

   Similarlift

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   nounslangcountable or uncountableabbreviationclipping

   Short for replica. Used for copies of expensive brand-name clothes and shoes.

   His rep sneakers looked just like the real ones.

   She bought a rep of a famous designer bag for a tenth of the price.

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   nouncountable or uncountableabbreviationclipping

   Short for repertory. A theater or group of actors that puts on several plays, switching between them.

   She acted in rep for five years before she got her first movie role.

   We saw three different plays in one week at the little rep downtown.

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   verbcolloquialtransitive

   To show off something, like clothes or nails, as an example of a style.

   She loves to rep bright colors on the red carpet.

   At the party, he repped shiny silver sneakers.

   Similarsport, rock, wear

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    nouncountable or uncountablein compoundsabbreviationclipping

    Short for report. Soldiers use it in words like shell rep and casualty rep.

    The radio operator sent a sit rep to headquarters every hour.

    The officer was still waiting for the casualty rep from the night patrol.

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    verbabbreviation

    Short for repeat. Knitting patterns use it to tell you to do a step again.

    Rep rows 1 and 2 until the scarf is as long as you want.

    Knit 2, purl 2, and rep to the end of the row.

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    nouncountable or uncountable

    A cloth of silk, wool, or both, with small raised lines running across it.

    Grandma's old armchair is covered in faded red rep.

    The curtains were made of heavy green rep.

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