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Pronunciation
IPA|/stræp/
:rhymes|æp

Noun
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1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.

#*Specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
#*: A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her (his wife) the discipline of the strap. --Addison.

1. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
2. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
3. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. Specifically:

#*context|carpentry|machinery A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
#*nautical A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

1. botany The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.

#botany The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.

1. A shoulder strap, see under shoulder.
2. slang A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.

Derived terms
boot strap
shawl strap
stirrup strap
strapless

Translations
trans-top|a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like
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Portuguese: faixa f
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trans-top|specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging
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Portuguese: cinta f
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trans-top|something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use
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Portuguese: tira(s) f
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trans-top|a piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop}
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Portuguese: lima f
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trans-top|a narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass}
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Portuguese: lingote m
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trans-top|carpentry: a band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
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Portuguese: tira (de metal) f
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trans-top|nautical: a piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything
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trans-top|botany: the flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy
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trans-top|botany: The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses
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trans-top|a shoulder strap
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trans-top|slang: a gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol
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ttbc|Swedish: slejf c, rem c
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Verb
en-verb|straps|strapping|strapped|strapped

1. transitive To beat or chastise with a strap.
2. transitive To fasten or bind with a strap.
3. transitive To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.

Translations
trans-top|to beat or chastise with a strap
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trans-top|to fasten or bind with a strap
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trans-top|to sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor
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