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strap  (strp)

n.

1.

a. A long narrow strip of pliant material such as leather.

b. Such a strip equipped with a buckle or similar fastener for binding or securing objects.

2. A thin flat metal or plastic band used for fastening or clamping objects together or into position.

3. A narrow band formed into a loop for grasping with the hand.

4. A razor strop.

5. A strip of leather used in flogging.

tr.v. strapped, strap·ping, straps

1. To fasten or secure with a strap.

2. To beat with a strap.

3. To sharpen (a razor, for example).

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[Alteration of strop.]

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strappy adj.

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strap [stræp]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) a long strip of leather or similar material, for binding trunks, baggage, or other objects

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) a strip of leather or similar material used for carrying, lifting, or holding

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a loop of leather, rubber, etc., suspended from the roof in a bus or train for standing passengers to hold on to

4. (Engineering / Tools) a razor strop

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Business a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one put option and two call options at the same price and for the same period Compare strip² [5]

6. Irish derogatory slang a shameless or promiscuous woman

the strap a beating with a strap as a punishment

8. (Clothing & Fashion) short for shoulder strap

vb straps, strapping, strapped (tr)

1. to tie or bind with a strap

2. to beat with a strap

3. to sharpen with a strap or strop

[variant of strop]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strap - an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position baggage, luggage - cases used to carry belongings when traveling bootstrap - a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on cheekpiece - either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece chin strap - a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place crupper - a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward latchet - a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot leather strip - implement consisting of a strip of leather noseband, nosepiece - a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose rein - one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse strop - a leather strap used to sharpen razors
	2.	strap - hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it hanger - anything from which something can be hung
	3.	strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag shoulder strap band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) gallus, suspender, brace - elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) bandeau, bra, brassiere - an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts chemise, shimmy, teddy, shift, slip - a woman's sleeveless undergarment golf bag - golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls
	4.	strap - whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging tawse - a leather strap for punishing children whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
Verb	1.	strap - tie with a strap tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" hopple, hobble - strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison; "hobble race horses" unstrap - remove the strap or straps from
	2.	strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" leather - whip with a leather strap horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhide - flog with a cowhide cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birch - whip with a birch twig
	3.	strap - sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor" sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"
	4.	strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

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strap

noun

tie, thong, leash, belt Nancy gripped the strap of her beach bag.

verb

fasten, tie, secure, bind, lash, buckle, truss She strapped the gun belt around the middle.

Translations

strap [stræp]

A. N → correa f, tira f; (= shoulder strap) → tirante m, bretel m (LAm); (= safety strap) → cinturón m
to give sb the strap (= punish) → azotar a algn con la correa, dar a algn con la correa

B. VT

1. (= fasten) → atar con correa
to strap sth on/down → sujetar algo con correa
to strap sb/o.s. in (with seatbelt) → poner a algn/ponerse el cinturón de seguridad
he isn't properly strapped in → no está bien atado

2. (Med) (also strap up) → vendar

3. to strap sb (as punishment) → azotar a algn con la correa, dar a algn con la correa

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strap [ˈstræp]

n (on suitcase, harness, shoe, shoulder bag, camera) → sangle f; [bra, dress] → bretelle f; [watch] → bracelet m; (in bus, train) → poignée f

vt (= secure) → attacher

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strap

n → Riemen m; (esp for safety) → Gurt m; (in bus etc) → Schlaufe f, → Lasche f; (on ski pants etc) → Steg m; (= watch strap) → Band nt; (= shoulder strap) → Träger m; to give somebody the strap → jdn verprügeln, jdn züchtigen

vt

(= fasten with strap) → festschnallen (→ to an +dat); to strap something onto something → etw auf etw (acc) → schnallen; he strapped on his rucksack → er schnallte (→ sich dat) → den Rucksack auf; to strap somebody/something down → jdn/etw festschnallen; to strap on one’s watch → sich (dat) → die Uhr umbinden; to strap on one’s belt → sich (dat) → den Gürtel umschnallen; to strap somebody/oneself in (in car, plane) → jdn/sich anschnallen

(Med: also strap up) → bandagieren; dressing → festkleben

(= punish) person → verprügeln, züchtigen

(inf) to be strapped (for cash) (= broke) → pleite or blank sein (inf)

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strap:

strap-hang

vi (inf) I had to strap → ich musste stehen

straphanger

n (inf: = commuter) → Pendler(in) m(f)

straphanging

n (inf: = commuting) → Pendeln nt

strapless

adj → trägerlos, schulterfrei

strapline

n (Press) → Schlagzeile f

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strap [stræp]

1. n (of watch, shoes) → cinturino; (for suitcase) → cinghia; (in bus) → maniglia a pendaglio (also shoulder strap) (of bra) → bretella, spallina; (of bag) → tracolla
to give sb the strap → punire qn con la cinghia

2. vt

a. (fasten) to strap down, strap in, strap on, strap up → legare
to strap sb in (in car, plane) → allacciare la cintura di sicurezza a qn

b. (Med) (also strap up) → fasciare

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strap

n strap [strӕp]

1 a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material, eg with a buckle for fastening something (eg a suitcase, wristwatch etc) or by which to hold, hang or support something (eg a camera, rucksack etc) I need a new watch-strap; luggage straps. band حِزام каиш/ка řemen, pásek rem; -rem der Riemen λουρί, λουράκι correa rihm بند hihna courroie רְצוּעָה पट्टी, फीता kožni remen, pojas szíj sabuk ól cinghia 皮ひも 끈, 줄 diržas, dirželis siksna; saite tali riem reim, stropp pasek, pas correia curea ремень; ремешок remienok, remeň; pás, opasok jermen remen band, rem สายหนัง kayış (皮，布)帶 ремінь; ремінець فیتہ، تسمہ dây, quai （皮，布）带

2 a short looped strip of leather etc, hanging from the roof of a train, by which a standing passenger can support himself. reling, relinghaak سَيْر، حلقَة جلدِيَّه يُمْسِك بها المُسافِرون ремък držadlo strop der Halteriemen χειρολαβή asa rihm تسمه remmi poignée (de cuir) רְצוּעָת אָחִיזָה पट्टा, तसमा kožna ručka ili omča za pridržavanje fogantyú pegangan handfang (maniglia) つり皮 손잡이 rankenėlė tureklis tali paut lus stropp uchwyt tira curea ременная петля držadlo ročaj remen stropp, ögla ห่วงหนังสำหรับยืนเกาะในรสบัสหรือรถไฟ tutma kayışı 吊環(站立乘客用) пояс; лямка چمڑے وغیرہ کی چھوٹی پٹی جو مسافروں کے پکڑنے کے لیے ٹرین کی چھت سے لٹکتی رہتی ہے đai 吊环（站立乘客用）

v – past tense, past participle strapped –

1 to beat (eg a schoolchild) on the hand with a leather strap He was strapped for being rude to the teacher. slaan يَضْرِب بالحِزام бия с каиш spráskat slå med bælte mit einem Riemen schlagen δέρνω με λουρί azotar a alguien con correa, darle a alguien con la correa rihmaga näppude pihta lööma شلاق زدن antaa remmistä käsille administrer une correction à לְהַלקוֹת तसमे से मारना tući koga remenom szíjjal elver memukul dengan sabuk kulit hÿða (prendere a cinghiate) たたく 채찍질하다 muðti dirþu sist/pērt ar siksnu menyebat slaan slå med belte/reim bić paskiem castigar a bate la palmă пороть ремнём zbiť tepsti z jermenom udariti kaišem prygla เฆี่ยนด้วยสายหนัง kayışla avcuna vurmak/dövmek 用皮帶抽打 бити ременем چمڑے کی پٹی سے ہاتھ پر مارنا đánh bằng roi da 用皮带抽打

2 to fasten with a strap etc The two pieces of luggage were strapped together; He strapped on his new watch. aansit يَحْزِم، يَرْبُط връзвам svázat, upevnit páskem spænde; binde; tage på festschnallen δένω με λουρί atar con correa rihmaga kinnitama, rihma panema محكم بستن kiinnittää attacher לִקשוֹר בִּרְצוּעָה पट्टी से बांधना pričvrstiti remenom, opasati szijjal átköt mengikat spenna (legare con una cinghia) 結びつける 끈으로 묶다 susegti, uþsisegti sastiprināt ar siksnu, saiti mengikat vastmaken spenne (på) umocować paskiem prender a lega laolaltă скреплять ремнём zviazať, upevniť (remienkom ap.) pritrditi z jermenom privezati spänna fast รัดด้วยสายหนัง kayışla bağlamak 捆紮，用帶束住 стягувати ременем فیتے سے باندھنا buộc bằng dây da 捆扎，用带束住

adj strapping

large and strong a big strapping girl. groot, sterk طَويل وقَوي البُنْيَه мускулест statný kraftig; stor og stærk stramm γεροδεμένος fornido, robusto turske قدبلند؛تنومند roteva costaud גָדוֹל וְחָזָק लंब-तडाग, हट्टा-कट्टा, तगड़ा bujan, jedar megtermett, nagy darab besar dan kuat stór og stæðilegur robusto 大柄な 건장한, 억센 stambus spēcīgs; dūšīgs tegap potig kraftig, stor og sterk mocno zabudowany robusto robust рослый urastený krepek jak stadig, kraftig กำยำ; แข็งแรง iri ve güçlü, dalyan gibi 魁梧的 високий; дужий بڑا اور مضبوط vạm vỡ 魁梧的

strap in

to confine with a strap, eg by a safety-belt in a car I won't start this car till you've strapped yourself in. vasgordel, vasmaak يَحْزِم، يَرْبُط حِزام الأمان слагам си колан připoutat se spænde fast sich anschnallen δένω (με ζώνη ασφαλείας κτλ.) ponerse el cinturón de seguridad rihmaga kinnitama با بند بستن kiinnittää vyöllä attacher (avec une sangle/ceinture) לְהֵחָגֵר फीते में कैद रखना sapeti, zavezati beszíjaz memasang sabuk pengaman óla niður, spenna öryggisbelti (mettere la cintura di sicurezza) 安全ベルトをしめる 벨트로 몸을 고정시키다 prisirišti, prisisegti piesprādzēt; nostiprināt ar siksnu, jostu u.tml. memasang vastgespen spenne fast przypiąć się pasami prender a lega cu o centură пристёгивать(ся) (ремнями) pripútať sa privezati (se) staviti pojas spänna fast รัดเข็มขัด kemerle bağlamak 戴上(安全)帶 пристібати(ся) چمڑے کے تسمے سے محدود کرنا giữ cái gì yên một chỗ 戴上（安全）带

strap up

to fasten or bind with a strap, bandage etc His injured knee was washed and neatly strapped up. in verband toegedraai يَرْبُط الجُرْح، يُضَمِّد превързвам zavázat omvikle; bandagere verpflastern δένω (με επίδεσμο κτλ.) vendar kinni siduma با تسمه محكم كردن sitoa bander לִקשוֹר בִּרְצוּעָה zavezati (ranu) szíjjal átköt mengikat binda um fasciare, bendare しっかり縛る (끈, 밴드 등으로) 묶다 surišti, sutvirtinti pārsiet; nosaitēt membalut verbinden bandasjere, ha på reim/stropp zawiązywać enfaixar a bandaja накладывать пластырь zaviazať obvezati zaviti binda om ผูกหรือรัด ด้วยสายหนังหรือแถบผ้า sargıyla sarmak, bağlamak 綁紮(傷口) накладати пов'язку تسمے سے باندھنا băng 绑扎（伤口）

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strap → طوق popruh strop Riemen λουρίδα correa hihna sangle remen cinghia 革ひも 끈 riem stropp rzemień alça ремень band สายรัด kayış cái đai 皮带