STRAP (strapped, strapping)

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Irregular inflected forms: strapped    , strapping   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does strap mean? 

• STRAP (noun)
  The noun STRAP has 4 senses:

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

2. hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

3. a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

4. whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

  Familiarity information: STRAP used as a noun is uncommon.

• STRAP (verb)
  The verb STRAP has 4 senses:

1. tie with a strap

2. beat severely with a whip or rod

3. sharpen with a strap

4. secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

  Familiarity information: STRAP used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

leather strip (implement consisting of a strip of leather)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strap"):

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)

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)

Holonyms ("strap" is a part of...):

baggage; luggage (cases used to carry belongings when traveling)

Derivation:

strap (secure (a sprained joint) with a strap)

strap (tie with a strap)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

hanger (anything from which something can be hung)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shoulder strap; strap

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Holonyms ("strap" is a part of...):

bandeau; bra; brassiere (an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts)

golf bag (golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls)

chemise; shift; shimmy; slip; teddy (a woman's sleeveless undergarment)

brace; gallus; suspender (elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strap"):

tawse (a leather strap for punishing children)

Derivation:

strap (beat severely with a whip or rod)

• STRAP (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they strap    ... he / she / it straps   
Past simple: strapped   
Past participle: strapped   
-ing form: strapping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tie with a strap

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strap"):

hobble; hopple (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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

unstrap (remove the strap or straps from)

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Beat severely with a whip or rod

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

flog; lash; lather; slash; strap; trounce; welt; whip

Context example:

The children were severely trounced

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strap"):

flagellate; scourge (whip)

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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to strap the prisoners

Derivation:

strap (whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sharpen with a strap

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

strap a razor

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

sharpen (make sharp or sharper)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of 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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

It reminded me of the problem of lifting oneself by one’s boot-straps.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Instantly he gave an exclamation of satisfaction, strapped up the valise, shut the safe, locked it, and hurried out on to the terrace.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“By the Lord, I wish they’d let me take his place, even with my left arm strapped behind me.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We shall not want it to go to church; but it must be ready the moment we return: all the boxes and luggage arranged and strapped on, and the coachman in his seat.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

This was riveted to a collar and strapped about the dog's neck.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

A wire cable or strap designed to carry current safely away from an electronic device.

(Ground Strap Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

About his neck was put a moss-stuffed collar, which was connected by two pulling-traces to a strap that passed around his chest and over his back.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

He had prepared a sort of collar of leather with many straps depending from it.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

François fastened upon him an arrangement of straps and buckles.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

A broad leather strap hanging from his shoulder supported a scrip or satchel such as travellers were wont to carry.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)