strap
IPA: strˈæp
noun
- 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.
- (slang, LGBT) A strap-on.
- (journalism) Synonym of strapline
- (slang, professional wrestling, with "the") A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
- (finance) 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
- (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; to strop.
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Examples of "strap" in Sentences
- Straps can chafe or cut the skin.
- The strap of the gun is only at the waist.
- The belt is in green and the straps are in red.
- The buggy is also preferably strapped into the carrier.
- *apply teh 50s baving cap wif chin strap n fassen strap*
- There was blood visible on the chin strap of his helmet.
- Leather straps attach the crown to the head of the wearer.
- He is engrossed in yoga and is strapped in a yoga posture.
- After strapping, the handle is lifted and the bale is removed.
- A hook on the end of a strap on his belt engages the bowstring.
- In cold weather the Lone Wolf strap is hard to tighten down on.
- In the vicinity of the fitting, a strap is attached to the belt.
- An inelastic strap is stitched to the sleeve and encircles the arm.
- In this revolver the whole top strap is gone and most of both adjoining chambers.
- The textile strap is an integral component of the construction, and provides a high degree of stability.
- A textile strap is threaded around all shelves, through milled notches in the wood, firmly tying them together.
- As for her character … Well, you could love her just for her wig with the elastic chin strap and false eyelashes.
- Two of my favorites are the Feed Bag from British cycling-gear maker Rapha and the Plain Musette from Archival Clothing, whose strap is the same material used on M16 rifle slings.
- As I was stepping up to write the next answer, my right strap from the interior of my foot to the big toe got caught on the platform, and the part where the strap comes together, completely tore off.