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strap on

strap on is the alternative form of strap-on.

Meaning of strap-on

Noun

strap-on (plural strap-ons)

  1. A strap-on booster.
    • As a standalone booster, according to Pentagon officials, it could be used to put the smaller reusable spaceplane into orbit. But its more innovative use will be as strap-ons for the larger shuttle.1987 March, James Schefter, “The Other Shuttles”, in Popular Science, volume 230, number 3, →ISSN, page 76
  2. (informal) An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo.
  3. (informal) Synonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”).
    • If you want a portable keyboard, a strap-on could be the answer. Strap-ons have been around since Billy Preston and Edgar Winter used to sling Univox electric pianos around their necks in the pre-MIDI days of the early ’70s.1988, Helen Casabona, David Frederick, “Alternate Controllers”, in Brent Hurtig, editor, Advanced MIDI Applications: Computers, Time Codes, and Beyond (Keyboard Magazine Library for Electronic...
    Synonyms:
    keytar

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Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To don a strap-on.
    • Although she strapped on and was the aggressor when she was with a woman, she was definitely the woman when she had sex with men.2007, Endy, In My Hood 2, page 164

Forms of strap on

Noun
pluralstrap ons
Verb
third-person singular presentstraps on
present participlestrapping on
past participlestrapped on
paststrapped on

Questions about strap on

What does strap on mean?
Strap on means to don a strap-on.
What is strap on the alternative form of?
Strap on is the alternative form of strap-on.
What part of speech is strap on?
Strap on is a verb.
What is the past tense of strap on?
The past tense of strap on is strapped on.

Words near strap on in the dictionary

  1. strap line
  2. strap lines
  3. strap mount
  4. strap mounts
  5. strap oil
  6. strap on
  7. strap on a pair
  8. strap on the boots
  9. strap on the feedbag
  10. strap ons
  11. strap rail

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