strap
(noun) whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
strap
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
strap, shoulder strap
(noun) a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
strap
(noun) hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
strap
(verb) secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
strap
(verb) sharpen with a strap; “strap a razor”
strap
(verb) tie with a strap
flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; “The teacher often flogged the students”; “The children were severely trounced”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
strap (countable and uncountable, plural straps)
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
A strap worn on the shoulder.
A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
(carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
(nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
(botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
(botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
(slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
(slang, uncountable, archaic) Credit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.
(journalism) synonym of strapline
(slang, professional wrestling, with "the") A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
strap (third-person singular simple present straps, present participle strapping, simple past and past participle strapped)
(transitive) To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
(transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.
(transitive) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop
• TRAPS, parts, prats, rapts, sprat, tarps, traps
Source: Wiktionary
Strap, n. Etym: [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. Strophe). Cf. Strop a strap, a piece of rope.]
1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging. A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap. Addison.
2. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. Specifically: -- (a) (Carp. & Mach.)
Definition: A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. (b) (Naut.)
Definition: A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
5. (Bot.) (a) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. (b) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
6. A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder. Strap bolt, a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of considerable length.
– Strap head (Mach.), a journal box, or pair of brasses, secured to the end of a connecting rod by a strap. See Illust. of Gib and key, under Gib.
– Strap hinge, a hinge with long flaps by which it is fastened, as to a door or wall.
– Strap rail (Railroads), a flat rail formerly used.
Strap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Strapping.]
1. To beat or chastise with a strap.
2. To fasten or bind with a strap. Cowper.
3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
