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Strap   /stræp/   Listen
Strap

noun
1.
An elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position.
2.
Hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it.
3.
A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag.  Synonym: shoulder strap.
4.
Whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging.
verb
(past & past part. strapped; pres. part. strapping)
1.
Tie with a strap.
2.
Beat severely with a whip or rod.  Synonyms: flog, lash, lather, slash, trounce, welt, whip.  "The children were severely trounced"
3.
Sharpen with a strap.
4.
Secure (a sprained joint) with a strap.



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"Strap" Quotes from Famous Books



... She would not meet his gaze, and swung her little leather wrist-bag back and forward by its strap. ...
— Every Soul Hath Its Song • Fannie Hurst
... climbing pranks Robert and Ebon were duly reproved with a stout strap that hung behind the kitchen-door. Whether the parsonage was in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio or Illinois—and it dodged all over these States—the strap always traveled, too. It never got lost. It need not be said that the Reverend John Ingersoll ...
— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 - Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators • Elbert Hubbard
... descended the one flight of stairs arm in arm, preceded by the impatient guide, who was calculating on every circumstance that might arise between Ninety-sixth Street and the Hoboken ferry. Katie trailed behind with bags and shawl-strap bundles. A small steamer trunk that Katie had filled with things easy to find had been placed on the front of the coach by the driver, who evidently regarded the job as the early departure ...
— Cupid's Middleman • Edward B. Lent
... help the young girl who was waiting at the step. Through the whirling snow he saw her eager face, with a quick recognition lighting the steady eyes, and wondered dimly, as he stood with his hand on the signal-strap, where he could have ...
— The Children's Book of Christmas Stories • Various
... he said. "God's will be done. Perhaps they have given up the hunt by now; at any rate, my legs are left, and Bambatse is not more than sixteen miles away. Forward now," and holding to her saddle-strap they went up the long, long slope which led to the poort in ...
— Benita, An African Romance • H. Rider Haggard


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