strap

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noun
  1. a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.

  2. a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, lifted, etc., as a bootstrap or a ring that standing passengers may hold on to in a bus, subway, or the like.

  1. a strop for a razor.

  2. a long, narrow object or piece of something; strip; band.

  3. an ornamental strip or band.

  4. Machinery. a shallow metal fitting surrounding and retaining other parts, as on the end of a rod.

  5. Nautical, Machinery. strop (def. 2).

verb (used with object),strapped, strap·ping.
  1. to fasten or secure with a strap or straps.

  2. to fasten (a thing) around something in the manner of a strap.

  1. to sharpen on a strap or strop: to strap a razor.

  2. to beat or flog with a strap.

Origin of strap

1
First recorded in 1565–75; variant of strop

Other words from strap

  • strap·pa·ble, adjective
  • straplike, adjective
  • re·strap, verb (used with object), re·strapped, re·strap·ping.
  • un·der·strap, noun
  • un·der·strap, verb (used with object), un·der·strapped, un·der·strap·ping.

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How to use strap in a sentence

  • They went silently, restrapping the organ on its wheels, and rechaining the monkey to the organ.

    Actions and Reactions | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for strap

strap

/ (stræp) /


noun
  1. a long strip of leather or similar material, for binding trunks, baggage, or other objects

  2. a strip of leather or similar material used for carrying, lifting, or holding

  1. a loop of leather, rubber, etc, suspended from the roof in a bus or train for standing passengers to hold on to

  2. a razor strop

  3. commerce a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one put option and two call options at the same price and for the same period: Compare strip 2 (def. 5)

  4. Irish derogatory, slang a shameless or promiscuous woman

  5. the strap a beating with a strap as a punishment

  6. short for shoulder strap

  7. hit one's straps Australian informal to achieve one's full potential or become fully effective

verbstraps, strapping or strapped (tr)
  1. to tie or bind with a strap

  2. to beat with a strap

  1. to sharpen with a strap or strop

Origin of strap

1
C16: variant of strop

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