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strap

/stɹæp/

noun

Meaning

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

  • A strip of thick leather used in flogging.

  • Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.

  • A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.

  • A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.

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

  • The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.

  • A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.

  • Credit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.

  • (with "the") A championship belt, or by extension, the title.

verb

Meaning

  • To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.

  • To fasten or bind with a strap.

  • To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop

    "to strap a razor"

noun

Meaning

  • A secondary heading, especially one printed above another.

  • A memorable slogan attached to a commercial brand.