Strap /(?)/

Strap

n.
  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.
  2. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
  3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
  4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
  5. A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. (Carp. & Mach.)
  6. A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. (Naut.)
  7. The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. (Bot.)
  8. A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.

Phrases & Compounds
Strap bolt
a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of considerable length.
Strap head
a journal box, or pair of brasses, secured to the end of a connecting rod by a strap. See Illust. of Gib and key, under Gib.
Strap hinge
a hinge with long flaps by which it is fastened, as to a door or wall.
Strap rail
a flat rail formerly used.

Strap

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Strapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Strapping

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