A Topical Dictionary: Search for strap

Dictionary Results For "strap" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /stræp/
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Etymology

From a variant of {{term|strope||loop on a harness}}, from {{term|estrop||strap|lang=fro}}, from {{term|stroppus||strap|lang=lat}}, from {{term|στρόφος||rope|lang=grc|sc=Grek|tr=strophos}}, from {{term|στρέφω||to twist|lang=grc|sc=Grek|tr=strephō}}.

Noun

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
* Specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
*: A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her (his wife) the discipline of the strap. --Addison.
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, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. Specifically:
* In the Context of 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 shoulder strap, see under shoulder.
A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.

Derived terms

Translations

Portuguese: faixa

Portuguese: cinta

Portuguese: tira(s)

Portuguese: lima

Portuguese: lingote

Portuguese: tira (de metal)

: slejf , rem

Verb

To beat or chastise with a strap.
To fasten or bind with a strap.
To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.

Translations

de:strap fr:strap io:strap it:strap pl:strap ru:strap fi:strap ta:strap te:strap vi:strap zh:strap

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Strap \Strap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Strapping.]
1. To beat or chastise with a strap.
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2. To fasten or bind with a strap. --Cowper.
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3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a
razor.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Strap \Strap\, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus,
struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist,
to turn (cf. Strophe). Cf. Strop a strap, a piece of
rope.]
1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the
like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in
flogging.
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A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day
without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the
strap. --Addison.
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2. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a
combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a
boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
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3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a
suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
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4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
Specifically:
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(a) (Carp. & Mach.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for
clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
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(b) (Naut.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a
block and used for fastening it to anything.
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5. (Bot.)
(a) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as
those of the white circle in the daisy.
(b) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
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6. A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
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Strap bolt, a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of
considerable length.

Strap head (Mach.), a journal box, or pair of brasses,
secured to the end of a connecting rod by a strap. See
Illust. of Gib and key, under Gib.

Strap hinge, a hinge with long flaps by which it is
fastened, as to a door or wall.

Strap rail (Railroads), a flat rail formerly used.
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WordNet strap
n 1: an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material)
for binding things together or holding something in
position
2: hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the
ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
3: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or
bag [syn: shoulder strap]
4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
v 1: tie with a strap [ant: unstrap]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn:
flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, trounce]
3: sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
[also: strapping, strapped]

Moby Dictionary
Mystik tape , Scotch tape , aculeate , acuminate , adhesive tape ,
anchor , band , bandage , barb , baste , bastinado , bathe , batten , beat ,
belabor , belt , bend , bind , bind up , birch , blacksnake , brace ,
bridle , buffet , bullwhack , bullwhip , bundle , call , cane , care for ,
cat , cellophane tape , chain , cinch , cloth tape , club , cowhide ,
crop , cudgel , cure , cuspidate , cut , diagnose , do up , doctor , drub ,
edge , enchain , entrammel , fascia , fasten , fetter , file , fillet ,
flagellate , flagellum , flail , flog , flux , friction tape , fustigate ,
gird , girdle , girt , girth , give a whipping , give care to ,
give the stick , grind , gyve , hamper , handcuff , heal , hobble ,
hog-tie , hone , hopple , horsewhip , knout , kurbash , lace , lash , lath ,
lay on , leash , ligula , ligule , list , make fast , manacle ,
masking tape , massage , minister to , moor , nurse , oilstone ,
operate on , option , peg down , physic , picket , pin down , pinion ,
pistol-whip , plank , plaster , plastic tape , point , pommel , poultice ,
pummel , purge , put , put and call , put in irons , quirt , rawhide ,
razor strap , remedy , reset , restrain , ribband , ribbon , right , rope ,
rub , scourge , secure , set , shackle , sharpen , shred , sjambok , slat ,
slip , smite , spank , spiculate , spill , splice , spline , splint ,
spread , spur , stock option , straddle , straitjacket , strake , strip ,
stripe , strop , swaddle , swathe , swinge , switch , taenia , tape ,
tape measure , tapeline , taper , tether , thong , thrash , thump ,
ticker tape , tie , tie down , tie up , trammel , treat , trounce ,
truncheon , truss , wallop , whale , whet , whip , whiplash , whop , wire ,
wrap , wrap up