strap

English

/stɹæp/

noun
Definitions
  • A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
  • A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
  • Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
  • A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
  • A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
  • (botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
  • (botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
  • (slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
  • (slang) Credit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.
  • (journalism)
  • (slang) A championship belt, or by extension, the title.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English strope inherited from Old English strop derived from Old French estrope (strap, loop on a harness) derived from Latin stroppus derived from Ancient Greek στρόφος (rope, twisted band, thong, cord).

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Ancient Greek

στρόφος

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rope, twisted band, thong, cord

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