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strap

  [strap] ,noun, verb, strapped, strap⋅ping.
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–noun
1. a narrow strip of flexible material, esp. 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.
3. a strop for a razor.
4. a long, narrow object or piece of something; strip; band.
5. an ornamental strip or band.
6. shoulder strap.
7. watchband.
8. Machinery. a shallow metal fitting surrounding and retaining other parts, as on the end of a rod.
9. Nautical, Machinery. strop (def. 2).
–verb (used with object)
10. to fasten or secure with a strap or straps.
11. to fasten (a thing) around something in the manner of a strap.
12. to sharpen on a strap or strop: to strap a razor.
13. to beat or flog with a strap.
Origin:
1565–75; var. of strop

Related forms:
strap⋅pa⋅ble, adjective
straplike, adjective
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strop

  [strop] ,noun, verb, stropped, strop⋅ping.
–noun
1. any of several devices for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material.
2. Also, strap. Nautical, Machinery.
a. a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc.
b. a metal band surrounding the pulley of a block to transmit the load on the pulley to its hook or shackle.
c. a rope sling, as for handling cargo.
d. a ring or grommet of rope.
–verb (used with object)
3. to sharpen on or as if on a strop.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME (n.), OE; c. D, LG strop; all prob. < L stroppus, var. of struppus strap

Related forms:
stropper, noun
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strap   (strāp)   
n.  

    1. A long narrow strip of pliant material such as leather.

    2. Such a strip equipped with a buckle or similar fastener for binding or securing objects.

  2. A thin flat metal or plastic band used for fastening or clamping objects together or into position.

  3. A narrow band formed into a loop for grasping with the hand.

  4. A razor strop.

  5. A strip of leather used in flogging.

tr.v.   strapped, strap·ping, straps

  1. To fasten or secure with a strap.

  2. To beat with a strap.

  3. To sharpen (a razor, for example).


[Alteration of strop.]
strap'py adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
strap

  1. n.
    an athlete, not necessarily male. (From jockstrap.) : The guy's a strap all right, but he's not dumb.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

strap 
1620, from Scottish and/or nautical variant of strope "loop or strap on a harness" (1357), probably from O.Fr. estrop "strap," from L. stroppus "strap, band," perhaps from Etruscan, ultimately from Gk. strophos "twisted band," from strephein "to turn" (see strophe). O.E. stropp, Du. strop "halter" also are borrowed from Latin. Slang adj. strapped "short of money" is from 1857, from strap in a now-obsolete sense of "financial credit" (1828). Strapping (adj.) "tall and sturdy," originally applied to women, is from 1657 (cf. whopping, spanking). Straphanger "bus- or subway-rider" first recorded 1905. The verb meaning "to fasten or secure with a strap" is recorded from 1711. Strapless is 1846, of trousers, 1935, of brassieres.

strop 
1357, "loop or strap on a harness," probably from O.Fr. estrop (see strap). Specific sense of "leather strap used for sharpening razors" first recorded 1702. The verb in this sense is from 1841. Distribution of senses between strap and strop is arbitrary.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Strap

An options strategy created by being long in one put and two call options, all with the exact same strike price, maturity and underlying asset. Also referred to as a "triple option".

Investopedia Commentary

A strap option is used when a trader believes that the future price movement of the underlying security will be large and more likely up than down. By adding two call options the trader has a large gain if he or she is right about the large upward movement. But if the forecast is wrong and the price has a large reversal, the trader is protected by the put option.

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See also: Call, Put, Straddle, Strangle, Strike Price, Strip

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Financial Dictionary

strap

A combination option made up of two calls and one put. The buyer of a strap profits from large variations in the price of the underlying asset, especially if it moves upward.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1strap
Pronunciation: 'strap
Function: noun
: a flexible band or strip (as of adhesive plaster)

Main Entry: 2strap
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: strapped; strap·ping
1 : to secure with or attach by means of astrap
2 : to support (as a sprained joint) with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

strap (strāp)
n.
A strip or piece of adhesive plaster. v. strapped, strap·ping, straps
To support or bind a part, especially with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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