strap
Plural: straps
Noun
- an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
- hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
- a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
- whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
- A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
- 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.
- A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
- A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
- 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.
- Credit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.
- A strap-on.
- Synonym of strapline.
- A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
- 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
Verb Forms: strapped, strapping, straps
- To fasten or secure with a strap.
- tie with a strap
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- sharpen with a strap
- "strap a razor"
- secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
- To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
- To fasten or bind with a strap.
- To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.
- To slap or stroke the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of massage meant to improve muscle tone.
Examples
- He knew if he could just strap down a vowel, he could extend his word for more points.
- to strap a razor
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
strap: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordstrap: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
strap: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary