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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The meaning of STRAP is a narrow usually flat strip or thong of a flexible material and especially leather used for securing, holding together, or wrapping. How to use strap in a sentence.

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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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRAP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

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, and see how to say it in different languages. A strap is a narrow piece of material used to fasten or carry something, or to hit someone.