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Definition of 'strap'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) strap
a narrow strip of flexible material, esp. leather, as for fastening or holding things together.

2.  strap
a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, or lifted.

3.  strap
a long, narrow piece of something.

4.  strap
a metal fitting that surrounds and retains other parts of a mechanism.

5.  strap
a leather strip for flogging.

6. (v.t.) strap
to secure with a strap.

7.  strap
to fasten around something in the manner of a strap.

8.  strap
to strop:
to strap a razor.

9.  strap
to flog with a strap.

Etymology: (1565–75; var. of strop)

Definition of 'strap'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) strap
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

2. (noun) strap
hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

3. (noun) strap, shoulder strap
a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

4. (verb) strap
whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

5. (verb) strap
tie with a strap

6. (verb) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

7. (verb) strap
sharpen with a strap
"strap a razor"

8. (verb) strap
secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

Definition of 'strap'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) strap
a piece of material used to tighten or hold sth
Tighten the straps until the backpack feels comfortable.; a watch strap

2. (verb) strap
to hold sth tightly with a strap
We strapped the luggage on top of the car.

Definition of 'strap'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) strap
a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging

2. (noun) strap
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

3. (noun) strap
a piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop

4. (noun) strap
a narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass

5. (noun) strap
a band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine

6. (noun) strap
a piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything

7. (noun) strap
the flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy

8. (noun) strap
the leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses

9. (noun) strap
a shoulder strap. See under Shoulder

10. (verb) strap
to beat or chastise with a strap

11. (verb) strap
to fasten or bind with a strap

12. (verb) strap
to sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor

Translation of 'strap'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material, eg with a buckle for fastening something (eg a suitcase, wristwatch etc) or by which to hold, hang or support something (eg a camera, rucksack etc) I need a new watch-strap; luggage straps.
Afrikaans: band	Arabic: حِزام	Bulgarian: каиш/ка
Brazilian: correia	Czech: řemen, pásek	German: der Riemen
Danish: rem; -rem	Greek: λουρί, λουράκι	Spanish: correa
Estonian: rihm	Farsi: بند	Finnish: hihna
French: courroie	Hebrew: רְצוּעָה	Hindi: पट्टी, फीता
Croatian: kožni remen, pojas	Hungarian: szíj	Indonesian: sabuk
Icelandic: ól	Italian: cinghia	Japanese: 皮ひも
Korean: 끈, 줄	Lithuanian: diržas, dirželis	Latvian: siksna; saite
Malay: tali	Dutch: riem	Norwegian: reim, stropp
Polish: pasek, pas	Persian: بند	Pashto: بند
Portuguese: correia	Romanian: curea	Russian: ремень; ремешок
Slovak: remienok, remeň; pás, opa	Slovenian: jermen	Serbian: remen
Swedish: band, rem	Thai: สายหนัง	Turkish: kayış
Taiwanese: (皮，布)帶	Ukrainian: ремінь; ремінець	Urdu: فیتہ، تسمہ
Vietnamese: dây, quai	Chinese: （皮，布）带
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