Strap: English to English |
Strap (n.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. |
Strap (n.) A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging. |
Strap (n.) A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. |
Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop. |
Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. |
Strap (n.) A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder. |
Strap (n.) 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. |
Strap (n.) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. |
Strap (n.) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses. |
Strap (v. t.) To beat or chastise with a strap. |
Strap (v. t.) To fasten or bind with a strap. |
Strap (v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor. |