strap

noun

1. 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.

2. 2

   A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like. A strap worn on the shoulder.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

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

5. 5

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

6. 6

   A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.

7. 7

   A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

8. 8

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

9. 9

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

10. 10

    slangA 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 bird

    Hide the straps.

11. 11

    archaicCredit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.

12. 12

    slangA strap-on.

    One of the side effects of strap-on sex is that sore pelvic bone feeling you get after pounding into a hungry body. Silicone dildos might feel amazing inside, but they have a tendency to hit and rub against the most delicate parts of the person wearing the strap.

13. 13

    Synonym of strapline.

14. 14

    slangA 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 with.

    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.

    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. He's certainly not going to do anything because of this little piffle.

15. 15

    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

1. 1

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

2. 2

   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 cold and eyes red / I'm out of my head, am I alive, am I dead? / Can't remember what they said

3. 3

   To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.

   to strap a razor

4. 4

   To slap or stroke the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of massage meant to improve muscle tone.

Forms

plural

straps

past tense

strapped

past participle

strapped

present participle

strapping

third person singular

straps