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• Strap — Strap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Strapping}.] 1. To beat or chastise with a strap. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten or bind with a strap. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• strap — n. & v. n. 1 a strip of leather or other flexible material, often with a buckle or other fastening for holding things together etc. 2 a thing like this for keeping a garment in place. 3 a loop for grasping to steady oneself in a moving vehicle. 4 …   Useful english dictionary

• strap — I. n. 1. Thong. 2. Strop, razor strap, razor strop. 3. Ligature, tie, band. II. v. a. 1. Whip (with a strap). 2. Bind (with a strap), fasten. 3 …   New dictionary of synonyms

• strap — 1. noun /stræp/ a) A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like. A lively cobbler that had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap. b) A strip of thick leather used in flogging …   Wiktionary

• strap´like´ — strap «strap», noun, verb, strapped, strap|ping. –n. 1. a narrow strip of leather or other material that bends easily: »the straps of a wheel or pulley, to beat someone with a strap. SYNONYM(S): thong …   Useful english dictionary

• strap — ► NOUN 1) a strip of flexible material used for fastening, securing, carrying, or holding on to. 2) a strip of metal, often hinged, used for fastening or securing. 3) (the strap) punishment by beating with a leather strap. ► VERB (strapped,… …   English terms dictionary

• strap — I. noun Etymology: alteration of strop, from Middle English, band or loop of leather or rope, from Old English, thong for securing an oar, from Latin struppus band, strap, from Greek strophos twisted band, from strephein to twist Date: 1602 1. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• strap — noun 1》 a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used for fastening, securing, carrying, or holding on to. 2》 a strip of metal, often hinged, used for fastening or securing. 3》 (the strap) punishment by beating with a leather strap …   English new terms dictionary

• strap — 1. A strip of adhesive plaster. 2. To apply overlapping strips of adhesive plaster. [A.S. stropp] * * * strap strap n a flexible band or strip strap vt, strapped; strap·ping 1) to secure with or attach by means of a strap …   Medical dictionary

• Strap — A strap, sometimes also called strop, is an elongated flap or ribbon, usually of fabric or leather.Thin straps are used as part of clothing or baggage, or bedding such as a sleeping bag. See for example spaghetti strap, shoulder strap. A strap… …   Wikipedia

• bind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restrain, secure, fasten; obligate. See restraint, duty, compulsion, junction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dilemma, tight situation, quandary, jam*; see predicament . v. 1. [To constrain with bonds]… …   English dictionary for students