strap
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Synonyms: trap, scrap, stray, satrap, strip, straw, strop, strep, shrap, strad, stram
Antonyms: trap, scrap, stray, satrap, strip, straw, strop, strep, shrap, strad, stram
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Noun
- 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. {{rfex|en}}
- 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.
- {{lb|en|botany}} The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
- {{lb|en|botany}} The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
- {{lb|en|slang}} A [[gun]], normally a personal firearm such as a [[pistol]] or [[machine pistol]].
- {{lb|en|slang|uncountable|archaic}} [[credit|Credit]] offered to a [[customer]], especially for [[alcoholic]] [[drink]].
- {{lb|en|slang|LGBTQ}} A [[strap-on]].
- {{lb|en|journalism}} {{synonym of|en|strapline}}.
- {{lb|en|slang|professional wrestling|with "the"}} A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To beat or [[chastise]] with a [[#Noun|strap]]; to [[whip]], to [[lash]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fasten]] or bind with a [[#Noun|strap]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[sharpen]] by rubbing on a [[#Noun|strap]]; to [[strop]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[slap]] or [[stroke]] the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of [[massage]] meant to improve muscle tone.
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