Strap

·vt To fasten or bind with a strap.

II. Strap ·vt To beat or chastise with a strap.

III. Strap ·noun A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.

IV. Strap ·noun The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.

V. Strap ·noun A shoulder strap. ·see under Shoulder.

VI. Strap ·vt To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.

VII. Strap ·noun A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

VIII. Strap ·noun A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.

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

X. Strap ·noun A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.

XI. Strap ·noun A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

XII. Strap ·noun 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.