"riprap" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɪpɹap/ [UK] Forms: ripraps [plural], rip-rap [alternative], rip rap [alternative]
Etymology: Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} riprap (countable and uncountable, plural ripraps)
  1. An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-riprap-en-noun-a9YCvTC2
  2. (chiefly Canada, US) Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-riprap-en-noun-CpixkX9K Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 64 9 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 15 75 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 5 17 50 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 5 17 50 10

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɪpɹap/ [UK] Forms: ripraps [present, singular, third-person], riprapping [participle, present], riprapped [participle, past], riprapped [past], rip-rap [alternative], rip rap [alternative]
Etymology: Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”). Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} riprap (third-person singular simple present ripraps, present participle riprapping, simple past and past participle riprapped)
  1. To form a riprap in or upon.
    Sense id: en-riprap-en-verb-WcmJhdMx

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ripraps",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip-rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "riprap (countable and uncountable, plural ripraps)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 423:",
          "text": "They hold on, spray flying, the ceaseless racket of water impacting on rock all but swallowing them, the river pitching dizzily, snags and riprap raking like claws at the bottom of the boat.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping."
      ],
      "id": "en-riprap-en-noun-a9YCvTC2",
      "links": [
        [
          "bank",
          "bank"
        ],
        [
          "shipping",
          "shipping"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Canadian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 64 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 75 9",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 5 17 50 10",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring."
      ],
      "id": "en-riprap-en-noun-CpixkX9K",
      "links": [
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada"
        ],
        [
          "US",
          "American English"
        ],
        [
          "shore up",
          "shore up"
        ],
        [
          "embankment",
          "embankment"
        ],
        [
          "mooring",
          "mooring"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Canada, US) Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪpɹap/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "riprap"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ripraps",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riprapping",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riprapped",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riprapped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip-rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "riprap (third-person singular simple present ripraps, present participle riprapping, simple past and past participle riprapped)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To form a riprap in or upon."
      ],
      "id": "en-riprap-en-verb-WcmJhdMx"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪpɹap/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "categories": [
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English reduplications",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip-rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 423:",
          "text": "They hold on, spray flying, the ceaseless racket of water impacting on rock all but swallowing them, the river pitching dizzily, snags and riprap raking like claws at the bottom of the boat.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping."
      ],
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        [
          "bank",
          "bank"
        ],
        [
          "shipping",
          "shipping"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada"
        ],
        [
          "US",
          "American English"
        ],
        [
          "shore up",
          "shore up"
        ],
        [
          "embankment",
          "embankment"
        ],
        [
          "mooring",
          "mooring"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Canada, US) Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪpɹap/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English reduplications",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ripraps",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riprapping",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riprapped",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riprapped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip-rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip rap",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To form a riprap in or upon."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪpɹap/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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