strap

[strap] /stræp/
noun
1.
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
2.
a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, lifted, etc., as a bootstrap or a ring that standing passengers may hold on to in a bus, subway, or the like.
3.
a strop for a razor.
4.
a long, narrow object or piece of something; strip; band.
5.
an ornamental strip or band.
6.
shoulder strap.
7.
watchband.
8.
Machinery. a shallow metal fitting surrounding and retaining other parts, as on the end of a rod.
9.
Nautical, Machinery, strop (def 2).
verb (used with object), strapped, strapping.
10.
to fasten or secure with a strap or straps.
11.
to fasten (a thing) around something in the manner of a strap.
12.
to sharpen on a strap or strop:
to strap a razor.
13.
to beat or flog with a strap.
Origin
1565-75; variant of strop
Related forms
strappable, adjective
straplike, adjective
restrap, verb (used with object), restrapped, restrapping.
understrap, noun
understrap, verb (used with object), understrapped, understrapping.
Examples from the web for strap
  • Her purse was hanging by a long strap over her shoulder.
  • They are top-loading bags with a long strap to sling the bag onto your back, ensuring that all your belongings stay in place.
  • We used a ratchet strap to secure the boxes in the back of the truck.
  • But after the exhibition closed, he repainted the dropped strap, putting it back into its proper place.
  • If they had a top, the scourge-stick and leather-strap should be left to their own making and fitting.
  • The same thumb damage can result during a fall while skiing, from the torque of the pole strap.
  • If you get a poster tube with a strap it is easy to carry as well.
  • The different styles have different strap possibilities, and all are pretty infinitely adjustable.
  • When the muscles and connective tissue have been compromised, the strap can hold the joint stable.
  • We do not strap our dogs to the tops of cars in this state.
British Dictionary definitions for strap

strap

/stræp/
noun
1.
a long strip of leather or similar material, for binding trunks, baggage, or other objects
2.
a strip of leather or similar material used for carrying, lifting, or holding
3.
a loop of leather, rubber, etc, suspended from the roof in a bus or train for standing passengers to hold on to
4.
a razor strop
5.
(commerce) a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one put option and two call options at the same price and for the same period Compare strip2 (sense 5)
6.
(Irish, derogatory, slang) a shameless or promiscuous woman
7.
the strap, a beating with a strap as a punishment
8.
short for shoulder strap
9.
(Austral, informal) hit one's straps, to achieve one's full potential or become fully effective
verb (transitive) straps, strapping, strapped
10.
to tie or bind with a strap
11.
to beat with a strap
12.
to sharpen with a strap or strop
Word Origin
C16: variant of strop
Word Origin and History for strap
n.

1610s, from Scottish and/or nautical variant of strope "loop or strap on a harness" (mid-14c.), probably from Old French estrop "strap," from Latin stroppus "strap, band," perhaps from Etruscan, ultimately from Greek strophos "twisted band," from strephein "to turn" (see strophe). Old English stropp, Dutch strop "halter" also are borrowed from Latin.

v.

"to fasten or secure with a strap," 1711, from strap (n.). Slang adjective strapped "short of money" is from 1857, from strap (n.) in a now-obsolete sense of "financial credit" (1828). Related: Strapped; strapping.

strap in Medicine

strap (strāp)
n.
A strip or piece of adhesive plaster. v. strapped, strap·ping, straps
To support or bind a part, especially with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster.

Slang definitions & phrases for strap

strap

noun
  1. A student interested primarily in sports; jock (1970s+ Students)
  2. A condom; rubber (1990s+)

[first sense fr jockstrap, ''athletic supporter'']