# reps

Pronunciation: say "REPS" /ɹɛps/

## Noun

1. Plural of rep. — plural of rep
   - Simple: Plural of rep. Use it in casual talk when you mean more than one.
   - _She finished three sets of twelve reps on the bench press._
   - _Customer service reps answered more than a thousand calls during the outage._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of rep. — third-person singular simple present indicative of rep
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of rep. Use it with he, she or it in casual talk.
   - _She reps three clothing brands at trade shows across the Midwest._
   - _At sixty, Dad still reps the same weight he lifted in college._

## Noun

3. A fabric woven with a ribbed surface; the same material as rep. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Rep, a kind of cloth with raised lines on its surface.
   - _The parlor chairs were upholstered in crimson reps that had faded at the arms._
   - _Heavy reps hung at the windows to keep out the winter drafts._

## Origin

**Meaning 3** — Borrowed from French reps, which ultimately comes from English ribs.
**Meanings 1–2** — Inflected forms.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reps (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).