1
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
2
: a band, plate, or loop of metal for binding objects together or for clamping an object in position
3
: a shoe fastened with a usually buckled strap
4
Ireland
: trollop
strapped; strapping
1
2
: to beat or punish with a strap
3
: strop
4
: to cause to suffer from an extreme scarcity
is often strapped for cash
Examples of strap in a Sentence
Verb
We strapped our snowshoes on.
She climbed the mountain with a 40-pound pack strapped to her back.
She made sure that both children were strapped in.
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Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Styles include a vegan leather top handle tote with a chain strap.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Wrapping up an extended 235-day mission, three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday, targeting a pre-dawn Friday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Instead of a single strap, the Nao utilizes a harness system (with multiple adjustment points) for your head.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Styles include a vegan leather top handle tote with a chain strap.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Tristan is a dapper, attractive, strapping young man who comes across as a younger brother of sorts.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Wrapping up an extended 235-day mission, three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday, targeting a pre-dawn Friday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Strap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strap. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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strap
1 of 2 noun1
: a band, plate, or loop of metal for tying objects together or for clamping an object in position
2
a
: a narrow usually flat strip of a flexible material and especially leather used for fastening, holding together, or wrapping
b
: something made of a strap forming a loop
boot strap
c
: a strip of leather used for whipping
d
strap
2 of 2 verb
strapped; strapping
1
: to fasten with or attach by a strap
2
: to beat or punish with a strap
3
4
: to cause to suffer from an extreme scarcity
I'm strapped for cash
Medical Definition
strap
1 of 2 noun
: a flexible band or strip
strap
2 of 2 transitive verb
strapped; strapping
1
: to secure with or attach by means of a strap
2
: to support (as a sprained joint) with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster
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