upstrap
upstrap verb: to strap up.
Verb
upstrap (third-person singular simple present upstraps, present participle upstrapping, simple past and past participle upstrapped)
- To strap up
- Our old bass player, as I recall—his white hair blown—but why recall!—
His viol upstrapped, bent figure—doomed to follow her full soon—
Stood bowing, pale and tremulous; and next to him the rest of us. …1909, Thomas Hardy, “The Rash Bride”, in Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 127
- Our old bass player, as I recall—his white hair blown—but why recall!—
Forms of upstrap
| third-person singular present | upstraps |
|---|---|
| present participle | upstrapping |
| past participle | upstrapped |
| past | upstrapped |
Questions about upstrap
- What does upstrap mean?
- Upstrap means to strap up.
- What part of speech is upstrap?
- Upstrap is a verb.
- What is the past tense of upstrap?
- The past tense of upstrap is upstrapped.
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