Found 3 items, similar to strap.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: strap ambin, pembandut
English → English (WordNet) Definition: strap strap v 1: tie with a strap [ant: unstrap] 2: beat severely with a whip or rod; “The teacher often flogged the students”; “The children were severely trounced” [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, trounce] 3: sharpen with a strap; “strap a razor” 4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap [also: strapping, strapped] strap n 1: an elongated leather strip (or or 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 [syn: shoulder strap] 4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging [also: strapping, strapped]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Strap Strap \Strap\, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist, to turn (cf. Strophe). Cf. Strop a strap, a piece of rope.] 1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging. [1913 Webster] A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop. [1913 Webster] 4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) (Carp. & Mach.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. [1913 Webster] (b) (Naut.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. [1913 Webster] 5. (Bot.) (a) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. (b) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses. [1913 Webster] 6. A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder. [1913 Webster] Strap bolt, a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of considerable length. Strap head (Mach.), a journal box, or pair of brasses, secured to the end of a connecting rod by a strap. See Illust. of Gib and key, under Gib. Strap hinge, a hinge with long flaps by which it is fastened, as to a door or wall. Strap rail (Railroads), a flat rail formerly used. [1913 Webster] Strap \Strap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Strapping.] 1. To beat or chastise with a strap. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten or bind with a strap. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor. [1913 Webster]