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strap
- /stɹæp/ Australia, Canada, US
- /stɹap/ British, Northern England, Southern
- /stɾap/ Scotland, Wales
- /stɹɛp/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
From a variant of earlier strope (“loop on a harness”), from Middle English strope, stroppe, from Late Old English strop, stropp (“a band, thong, strap; oar-thong”) and Old French estrope (“strap, loop on a harness”), both from Latin stroppus, struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “rope”) (compare strophe), from στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ- (compare Proto-West Germanic *stroppōn (“to twist, writhe”)). Cognate with Scots strap, strop (“strap, band, thong”), Dutch strop (“noose, strop, loop”), Low German Strop (“strap”), German Struppe, Strüppe, Strippe (“string, cord”), Danish strop (“strap”), Swedish stropp (“strap, loop”).
noun straps · strop · strope
- A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like. The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.
- A strap worn on the shoulder.
- A strip of thick leather used in flogging. a lively cobbler, that […] had scarce passed a day in his life without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap.
- 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 band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
- A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
- The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
- The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
- A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol. Had to pull a strap on a fool named Louis the Third / 'Cause I'm getting chased by the ghetto bird
- Credit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.
- A strap-on. After that, I graduated up to my first serious queer relationship where I learned the ropes. The first partner who strapped me made it everything I had wished for. She was thoughtful, patient, and would take her cues from how I responded. It was the complete opposite of my first sexual experience wh
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Synonym of strapline.
Similar: strapline
- A championship belt, or by extension, the title. David Arquette was given the belt because he's a celebrity. Period. I wasn't that upset about it because even the on-air product treated it as laughable. It was a "fluke" that Arquette managed to grab the strap, and he held it for less than a week. But there was no point in it....that I do agree wit
- An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one put and two call options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bullish than a straddle.
verb straps · strapping · strapped · strop · strope
- To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
- To fasten or bind with a strap. I strapped my son into the back seat.
- To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop. to strap a razor
- To slap or stroke the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of massage meant to improve muscle tone.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: whip, lash, slash, flog, lather, welt, trounce, shoulder strap, belt, anklet, bracelet, band, harness, string, rope, cord
Translations
Every language
noun a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like
| Español | correa, cincha, cincho, tirante, baticola, tiracol |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बद्धी baddhī |
| Português | faixa, tira |
| Français | sangle, courroie, lanière |
| Deutsch | Riemen |
| Italiano | cinghia, cinturino, correggia, reggetta, fascetta, striscia di cuoio |
| Ελληνικά | ιμάντας imántas, λουρί lourí, λουρίδα lourída |
| Русский | реме́нь reménʹ, ремешо́к remešók, ля́мка ljámka |
| العربية | حِزَام ḥizām |
noun a narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass
| Español | fleje |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पट्टा paṭṭā |
| Português | lingote |
| Italiano | striscia, listella, fascetta, reggetta, moietta |
| Русский | поло́ска polóska |
noun specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging
| Português | cinta |
|---|---|
| Italiano | cinghia, frusta |
| Ελληνικά | λουρί lourí |
noun something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use
| Português | tira(s), barbicacho |
|---|
noun a piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop
| Português | lima |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Streichriemen |
| Italiano | coramella |
| Ελληνικά | λουρί lourí |
noun carpentry: a band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
| Português | tira |
|---|---|
| Italiano | fascetta, reggetta, piattina, moietta |
noun a shoulder strap
| 日本語 | 肩章 kenshō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 肩章 jiānzhāng |
| Français | bandoulière |
| Deutsch | Achselklappe, Schulterklappe (epaulette), Schultergurt, Trageriemen |
| Italiano | bandoliera, spallina, bretella |
| Русский | пого́н pogón, брете́лька bretɛ́lʹka |
| العربية | رِبَاط ribāṭ |
verb beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash
| Italiano | frustare |
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verb fasten or bind with a strap
| Español | flejar, acoyundar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | affastellare |
verb sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor
| Italiano | affilare |
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