strap

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/ stræp /

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noun

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

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.

a strop for a razor.

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

an ornamental strip or band.

shoulder strap.

watchband.

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

Nautical, Machinery. strop (def. 2).

verb (used with object), strapped, strap·ping.

to fasten or secure with a strap or straps.

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

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

to beat or flog with a strap.

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Origin of strap

First recorded in 1565–75; variant of strop

OTHER WORDS FROM strap

strap·pa·ble, adjectivestraplike, adjectivere·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.

Words nearby strap

strangles, strangulate, strangulated hernia, strangury, Stranraer, strap, straphang, straphanger, strap-hinge, strap-laid, strapless

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How to use strap in a sentence

Marr advises that wearers should throw their mask out if they see any damage to the material, or if the straps begin to weaken.
Is It Time to Wear a Better Mask for COVID-19? We Asked the Experts|Tara Law|February 8, 2021|Time
Don’t take the easy road and twist the ear loops to make the straps shorter, since this will pinch the top and bottom corners of each side together and make the side-gap even larger.
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You can also tuck away the chin strap inside the hat, allowing for an easy transition from the lineup to land.
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The nylon strap with two sliding toggles on these keeps them secure without any noticeable points of contact, so the Leggero remains surprisingly comfortable, even after a long day of use.
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It weighs a hair over a pound and features an adjustable head strap.
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Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.
Use Your Brain—Control a Drone|The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Once he hits eight, we can head on over to Bullets & Burgers, and who knows, maybe they'll let him strap on a bazooka.
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Strap-ons, T-injections, and lesbian sex parties—young male adventures have come a long way from Huckleberry Finn.
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So, they randomly select a poor villager and strap a bucket of rats against his chest.
Game of Thrones’ 8 Most Gruesome Deaths: From The Mountain’s Exploding Head Kill to Rat Torture|Marlow Stern|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Someone needs to strap a jet pack on Dr. Drew and send him up to unpack these daddy issues, ASAP.
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A leather cased camera was suspended from his bull neck by means of a strap.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He ran from the stamping mill, his camera bobbing from the strap around his neck and his tripod dragging behind him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
M is a motor adapted for plucking open the pallet P through the medium of strap s.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Even old Mrs. Stott had to kill her own poultry for the market though she'd strap him well for refusing.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
It was probably 'the metal chape or tag fixed to the end of a girdle or strap,' viz.
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British Dictionary definitions for strap

strap

/ (stræp) /

noun

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

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

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

a razor strop

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 periodCompare strip 2 (def. 5)

Irish derogatory, slang a shameless or promiscuous woman

the strap a beating with a strap as a punishment

short for shoulder strap

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

verb straps, strapping or strapped (tr)

to tie or bind with a strap

to beat with a strap

to sharpen with a strap or strop

Word Origin for strap

C16: variant of strop

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