Meaning

15 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.

    Riemen

    реме́ньreménʹ, ремешо́кremešók, ля́мкаljámka

    whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

  2. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.

    (countable, uncountable)A strap worn on the shoulder.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A strip of thick leather used in flogging.

    an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

  4. (countable, uncountable)Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.

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

    Streichriemen

  6. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.

    (countable, uncountable)A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.

    поло́скаpolóska

  7. (countable, uncountable)A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

  8. (countable, uncountable)The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.

  9. (countable, uncountable)The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.

  10. (countable, slang, uncountable)A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.

  11. (countable, slang, uncountable)A strap-on.

  12. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of strapline.

Examples

57 sentences

  1. Please hold on to the strap.

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  2. Tom is a bit strapped for money.

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  3. Tom woke up strapped to a gurney.

    ruТом очнулся пристёгнутым к носилкам.

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  4. Tom was too strapped for cash to afford even a used car.

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  5. Tom strapped himself in.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like:
a narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass:
a shoulder strap:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like:
a piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop:
a shoulder strap:

Origin

From a variant of earlier strope (“loop on a harness”), from Middle English strope, stropp

From a variant of earlier strope (“loop on a harness”), from Middle English strope, stroppe, from Late Old English strop, stropp (“a band, thong, strap; oar-thong”) and Old French estrope (“strap, loop on a harness”), both from Latin stroppus, struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “rope”) (compare strophe), from στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ- (compare Proto-West Germanic *stroppōn (“to twist, writhe”)). Cognate with Scots strap, strop (“strap, band, thong”), Dutch strop (“noose, strop, loop”), Low German Strop (“strap”), German Struppe, Strüppe, Strippe (“string, cord”), Danish strop (“strap”), Swedish stropp (“strap, loop”).

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Forms

plural: straps

Synonyms

2 synonyms
strapline
Close in meaning
  • a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag:shoulder strap

Word family

57 related words
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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
strangerA2strangleB2straplessstrategicB1strategically
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