strap /strap/

1. A narrow strip, usu of leather or similar material
2. A thong
3. A strop (obsolete or dialect)
4. A metal band or plate for holding things in position
5. A narrow flat projection, as on a strap-hinge
6. A looped band
7. A string or long cluster
8. Anything strap-shaped
9. An application of the strap or tawse in punishment
10. A barber (slang, after Hugh Strap in Smollett's Roderick Random)
11. A term of abuse to a woman (Anglo-Irish)
12. Credit, esp for liquor (old slang)

1. To beat or bind with a strap
2. To strop
3. To hang (Scot)
4. To make suffer from scarcity, esp of money
5. To allow credit for (goods) (old slang or dialect)

1. To work vigorously
2. To suffer strapping, or be capable of being strapped

strapˈless adjective

Without a strap or straps, esp (of woman's dress) without shoulder-straps

strappˈer noun

1. A person who works with straps, esp a groom
2. An energetic worker
3. A tall robust person (informal)
4. A whopping lie

strappˈing noun

1. Fastening with a strap
2. Materials for straps
3. Strengthening bands
4. A thrashing

Tall and robust

strappˈy adjective

Having (many) straps (used esp of clothing and footwear)

strapˈ-game noun

The game of fast-and-loose

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