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strap

UK/stɹæp/

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British/stɹap/

strap noun: a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.

Noun

strap (countable and uncountable, plural straps)

  1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
    • The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 7, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
    1. A strap worn on the shoulder.
  2. A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
    • a lively cobbler, that […] had scarce passed a day in his life without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap.1712 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, October 2, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 499; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a...
  3. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
  4. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
  5. (machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
  6. A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
  7. The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
  8. The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
  9. (slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
    • Had to pull a strap on a fool named Louis the Third / 'Cause I'm getting chased by the ghetto bird1993 December 7, Ice Cube, “Ghetto Bird”, in Lethal Injection, track 3
    • Hide the straps.2018, Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, 00:02:30 from the start, in Black Panther, spoken by N'Jobu (Sterling K. Brown), Burbank, California: Marvel Studios
  10. (archaic, slang, uncountable) Credit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.
  11. (slang) A strap-on.
    • After that, I graduated up to my first serious queer relationship where I learned the ropes. The first partner who strapped me made it everything I had wished for. She was thoughtful, patient, and would take her cues from how I responded. It was the complete opposite of my first sexual experience...2021 November 8, Addie Tsai, AKALAC, “To Strap Or Not To Strap — That Is The Question”, in Autostraddle, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2021, Lesbian Sex
    • 18. A strap-on harness fit for a queen because of its faux leather design and plush lining for comfortable wear. This easy-to-adjust harness fits hips up to 64 inches wide and offers a crotchless and open-back style, so you can let your creativity run wild.
      The harness also includes three O-rings...2022 March 26, Negesti Kaudo, quoting Cleo, “28 Strap-On Dildos And Harnesses Because "Woo, You A Pegga"”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2022, Sex Toys
  12. Synonym of strapline.
    Synonyms:
    strapline
  13. (slang, with-definite-article) A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
    • David Arquette was given the belt because he's a celebrity. Period. I wasn't that upset about it because even the on-air product treated it as laughable. It was a "fluke" that Arquette managed to grab the strap, and he held it for less than a week. But there was no point in it....that I do agree...2001 January 31, Greg Stinson, “WWF fans actually know the WWF sucks”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), message-ID <KTUd6.209692$iy3.50200104@news1.rdc1.tn.home.com>
    • During 2002, Triple H began this run of title defences of the Big Gold Belt. He'd basically been given the strap earlier in the month and there was a feeling he didn't deserve it.2015, Arnold Furious, “Unforgiven 2002”, in The Complete WWE Guide Volume #6, →ISBN, page 60
  14. An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one put and two call options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bullish than a straddle.

Verb

strap (third-person singular simple present straps, present participle strapping, simple past and past participle strapped)

  1. (transitive) To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
  2. (transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.
    • I strapped my son into the back seat.
    • Can't breathe right now / You believe me, don't you? Please believe what I just said / See, The Dead ain't touring and this wasn't all in my head / See, they took me by the hand and invited me right in / Then they showed me something, I don't even know where to begin / Strapped down to my bed, feet...2006, “Rosetta Stoned”, in 10,000 Days (Progressive Metal), performed by Tool
  3. (transitive) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.
    • to strap a razor
  4. (transitive) To slap or stroke the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of massage meant to improve muscle tone.

strap meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

strap in Hindi

a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like
बद्धी baddhī
a narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass
पट्टा paṭṭā

strap in Tamil

வார்

strap in Urdu

پٹی, کسنا, مارنا, پیٹنا

strap in Bengali

a strap or piece of leather used by barbers for keeping and sharpening razors etc
অংগুস্তানা oṅgustana
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strap in Telugu
పట్టీ, పట్టీలు
strap in Malayalam
തോൽവാർ, നദ്ധ്രി, വദ്ധ്രം, വദ്ധ്രി
strap in Kannada
ಬಾರು, ಮಿಳಿ, ಮಿಣ್ಣಿ
strap in Gujarati
કમર kamar
strap in Sanskrit
स्यूमन् syū́man
strap in Arabic
حِزَام ḥizām, رِبَاط ribāṭ
strap in Malay
belibir
strap in Persian
نوار navâr, تسمه tasme

Examples of strap in a sentence

  • The first partner who strapped me made it everything I had wished for.2021 November 8, Addie Tsai, AKALAC, “To Strap Or Not To Strap — That Is The Question”, in Autostraddle, archived from the original on 08...
  • One of the side effects of strap-on sex is that sore pelvic bone feeling you get after pounding into a hungry body.2022 June 29, Archie Bongiovanni, “The Best Sex Toys For Trans Folks and Non-Binary Horndogs”, in Vice Media, archived from the original on...
  • It was a "fluke" that Arquette managed to grab the strap, and he held it for less than a week.2001 January 31, Greg Stinson, “WWF fans actually know the WWF sucks”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), message-ID...
  • When people like me were deserting the WWE during the championship reign of JBL, "The Wrestling God", Vince didn't take the strap off of him.2017 April 11, Jason Todd!!!, “if multiple people are coming forth saying jbl harassed them, why doesn't vince fire his ass?”, in...

All 40 example sentences with strap

Synonyms of strap

Forms of strap

Noun
pluralstraps
alternative formstrop
alternative formstrope
Verb
third-person singular presentstraps
present participlestrapping
past participlestrapped
paststrapped

Past tense of strap: strapped

Plural of strap: straps

Origin of strap

From a variant of earlier strope (“loop on a harness”), from Middle English strope, stroppe, from Late Old English strop, stropp (“a band, thong, strap; oar-thong”) and Old French estrope (“strap, loop on a harness”), both from Latin stroppus, struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “rope”) (compare strophe), from στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ- (compare Proto-West Germanic *stroppōn (“to twist, writhe”)). Cognate with Scots strap, strop (“strap, band, thong”), Dutch strop (“noose, strop, loop”), Low German Strop (“strap”), German Struppe, Strüppe, Strippe (“string, cord”), Danish strop (“strap”), Swedish stropp (“strap, loop”).

Words formed from strap

Phrases with strap

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Words that rhyme with strap

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Questions about strap

What does strap mean?
Strap means a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
What is strap in Hindi?
Strap in Hindi is बद्धी (baddhī), पट्टा (paṭṭā). See Strap meaning in Hindi.
How do you use strap in a sentence?
The first partner who strapped me made it everything I had wished for.
What part of speech is strap?
Strap can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce strap?
Strap is pronounced /stɹæp/ (UK).
What is the plural of strap?
The plural of strap is straps.

Words near strap in the dictionary

  1. Stransham
  2. Stranshams
  3. stranskiite
  4. Stransky
  5. Stranskys
  6. strap
  7. strap brake
  8. strap brakes
  9. strap game
  10. strap games
  11. strap in

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: strap (page history and authors); strap (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); strap (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অংগুস্তানা (Bengali) (page history and authors); strap (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); strap (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); strap (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); કમર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); स्यूमन् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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