'Strap' definitions:
Definition of 'strap'
From: WordNet
noun
An elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
noun
Hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
noun
A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag [syn: strap, shoulder strap]
noun
Whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
verb
Tie with a strap [ant: unstrap]
verb
Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce]
verb
Sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
verb
Secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
Definition of 'Strap'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Strap'
From: GCIDE
- Strap \Strap\, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist, to turn (cf. Strophe). Cf. Strop a strap, a piece of rope.]
- 1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging. [1913 Webster]
- A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) (Carp. & Mach.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. [1913 Webster] (b) (Naut.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Bot.) (a) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. (b) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses. [1913 Webster]
- 6. A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder. [1913 Webster]
- Strap bolt, a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of considerable length.
- Strap head (Mach.), a journal box, or pair of brasses, secured to the end of a connecting rod by a strap. See Illust. of Gib and key, under Gib.
- Strap hinge, a hinge with long flaps by which it is fastened, as to a door or wall.
- Strap rail (Railroads), a flat rail formerly used. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'strap'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aculeate,
- acuminate,
- adhesive tape,
- anchor,
- band,
- bandage,
- barb,
- baste,
- bastinado,
- bathe,
- batten,
- beat,
- belabor,
- belt,
- bend,
- bind,
- bind up,
- birch,
- blacksnake,
- brace,
- bridle,
- buffet,
- bullwhack,
- bullwhip,
- bundle,
- call,
- cane,
- care for,
- cat,
- cellophane tape,
- chain,
- cinch,
- cloth tape,
- club,
- cowhide,
- crop,
- cudgel,
- cure,
- cuspidate,
- cut,
- diagnose,
- do up,
- doctor,
- drub,
- edge,
- enchain,
- entrammel,
- fascia,
- fasten,
- fetter,
- file,
- fillet,
- flagellate,
- flagellum,
- flail,
- flog,
- flux,
- friction tape,
- fustigate,
- gird,
- girdle,
- girt,
- girth,
- give a whipping,
- give care to,
- give the stick,
- grind,
- gyve,
- hamper,
- handcuff,
- heal,
- hobble,
- hog-tie,
- hone,
- hopple,
- horsewhip,
- knout,
- kurbash,
- lace,
- lash,
- lath,
- lay on,
- leash,
- ligula,
- ligule,
- list,
- make fast,
- manacle,
- masking tape,
- massage,
- minister to,
- moor,
- Mystik tape,
- nurse,
- oilstone,
- operate on,
- option,
- peg down,
- physic,
- picket,
- pin down,
- pinion,
- pistol-whip,
- plank,
- plaster,
- plastic tape,
- point,
- pommel,
- poultice,
- pummel,
- purge,
- put,
- put and call,
- put in irons,
- quirt,
- rawhide,
- razor strap,
- remedy,
- reset,
- restrain,
- ribband,
- ribbon,
- right,
- rope,
- rub,
- Scotch tape,
- scourge,
- secure,
- set,
- shackle,
- sharpen,
- shred,
- sjambok,
- slat,
- slip,
- smite,
- spank,
- spiculate,
- spill,
- splice,
- spline,
- splint,
- spread,
- spur,
- stock option,
- straddle,
- straitjacket,
- strake,
- strip,
- stripe,
- strop,
- swaddle,
- swathe,
- swinge,
- switch,
- taenia,
- tape,
- tape measure,
- tapeline,
- taper,
- tether,
- thong,
- thrash,
- thump,
- ticker tape,
- tie,
- tie down,
- tie up,
- trammel,
- treat,
- trounce,
- truncheon,
- truss,
- wallop,
- whale,
- whet,
- whip,
- whiplash,
- whop,
- wire,
- wrap,
- wrap up