rep
noun
[ rɛp ]
• a representative.
• "a union rep"
rep
verb
• act as a sales representative.
• "at eighteen she was working for her dad, repping on the road"
Origin:
late 19th century: abbreviation.
rep
noun
• repertory.
• "once, when I was in rep, I learned Iago in three days"
Origin:
1920s: abbreviation.
rep
noun
• a fabric with a ribbed surface, used in curtains and upholstery.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French reps, of unknown ultimate origin.
rep
noun
• short for reputation.
• "I don't know why caffeine's suddenly got such a bad rep"
rep
noun
• (in bodybuilding) a repetition of a set of exercises.
• "complete all reps on one leg and then change over"
rep
verb
• (in knitting patterns) repeat (stitches or part of a design).
• "rep the last row"
Origin:
1950s: abbreviation.
Rep.
abbreviation
• (in the US Congress) Representative.
• Republic.
• a Republican.