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   strap

   /strap/

   noun

   • 1. a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used to fasten, secure, or carry something or to hold on to something: "her bra strap"
   • ▪ a strip of metal, often hinged, used to fasten or secure something.
   • ▪ punishment by beating with a strip of leather: "when Fred was naughty he'd give him the strap"

   verb

   • 1. fasten or secure in a specified place or position with a strap: "I had to strap the bag to my bicycle" Similar fastensecuretiebindmake fastlashbuckletrusspinion
   • ▪ bind (an injured part of the body) with adhesive plaster: British "the goalkeeper's knee was strapped up" Similar bandagebind
   • 2. beat (someone) with a strip of leather: "I expected when my dad walked in that he'd strap him" Similar beatflogwhipleatherbeltthrashlashhorsewhipbirchcanestrikehitcloutinformal:wallopwhacktan someone's hidegive someone a (good) hidingbeat the living daylights out oflatherlarrupwhalearchaic:stripethong

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a trap for birds, also a piece of timber fastening two objects together): dialect form of strop1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. straplike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   noun. a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together. 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. a strop for a razor.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › strapStrap - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A strip of material used to hold something in place is a strap, like your bathing suit's shoulder straps, the strap on your book bag, or the strap of your seatbelt.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › strapStrap - definition of strap by The Free Dictionary

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   A strap is a long narrow strip of pliant material such as leather, used for binding, securing, or carrying things. Learn more about the different types, uses, and meanings of straps, and see synonyms and related words.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › strapSTRAP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of strap as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and translations. A strap is a narrow piece of material used to fasten or carry something, or to fasten something using a strap.