ALL meanings of repaper
pa·per
R r - noun repaper a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc. 1
- noun repaper a piece, sheet, or leaf of this. 1
- noun repaper something resembling this substance, as papyrus. 1
- noun repaper a written or printed document or the like. 1
- noun repaper stationery; writing paper. 1
- noun repaper a newspaper or journal. 1
- noun repaper an essay, article, or dissertation on a particular topic: a paper on early Mayan artifacts. 1
- noun repaper Often, papers. a document establishing or verifying identity, status, or the like: citizenship papers. 1
- noun repaper negotiable notes, bills, etc., as commercial paper or paper money: Only silver, please, no paper. 1
- noun repaper a promissory note. 1
- noun repaper papers. Nautical. ship's papers. rolling paper. 1
- noun repaper wallpaper. 1
- noun repaper toilet paper. 1
- noun repaper a sheet or card of paper with pins or needles stuck through it in rows. 1
- noun repaper a set of questions for an examination, an individual set of written answers to them, or any written piece of schoolwork. 1
- noun repaper Slang. a free pass to an entertainment. 1
- verb with object repaper to cover with wallpaper or apply wallpaper to: They papered the bedroom last summer. 1
- verb with object repaper to line or cover with paper. 1
- verb with object repaper to distribute handbills, posters, etc., throughout: to paper a neighborhood with campaign literature. 1
- verb with object repaper to fold, enclose, or wrap in paper. 1
- verb with object repaper to supply with paper. 1
- verb with object repaper Informal. to deluge with documents, especially those requiring one to comply with certain technical procedures, as a means of legal harassment: He papered the plaintiff to force a settlement. 1
- verb with object repaper Slang. to fill (a theater or the like) with spectators by giving away free tickets or passes. 1
- verb with object repaper Archaic. to write or set down on paper. to describe in writing. 1
- verb without object repaper to apply wallpaper to walls. 1
- adjective repaper made of paper or paperlike material: a paper bag. 1
- adjective repaper paperlike; thin, flimsy, or frail. 1
- adjective repaper of, relating to, or noting routine clerical duties. 1
- adjective repaper pertaining to or carried on by means of letters, articles, books, etc.: a paper war. 1
- adjective repaper written or printed on paper. 1
- adjective repaper existing in theory or principle only and not in reality: paper profits. 1
- adjective repaper indicating the first event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. 1
- adjective repaper Slang. including many patrons admitted on free passes, as an audience for a theatrical performance: It's a paper house tonight. 1
- idioms repaper on paper, in written or printed form. in theory rather than in practice. existing only in a preliminary state; in a plan or design: The university building program is still only on paper. 1
- verb repaper to apply new wallpaper to a wall or the walls of (a room) 0