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noun \ˈstrap\Definition of STRAP
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a : a narrow usually flat strip or thong of a flexible material and especially leather used for securing, holding together, or wrapping b : something made of a strap forming a loop <a boot strap> c : a strip of leather used for flogging d : strop
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: a band, plate, or loop of metal for binding objects together or for clamping an object in position
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: a shoe fastened with a usually buckled strap
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Irish : trollop
— strap·py \ˈstra-pē\ adjective
See Origin of STRAP
alteration of strop, from Middle English, band or loop of leather or rope, from Old English, thong for securing an oar, from Latin struppus band, strap, from Greek strophos twisted band, from strephein to twist
First Known Use: 1602
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