strap

Noun

strap (plural straps)

1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

   A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap. --Addison.

2. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. Specifically:
   • (carpentry & machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
   • (nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
5. (botany):
   • The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
   • The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
6. A shoulder strap, see under Shoulder.
7. (slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.

5 letters in word "strap": A P R S T.

Anagrams of strap:

• parts

• prats

• spart

• sprat

• tarps

• traps

Words found within strap:

apt apts ar ars art arts as asp at pa par pars part pas past pat pats prat pst rap raps rapt ras rasp rast rat rats sap sar sat spa spar spat st stap star ta tap taps tar tarp tars tas trap tsar

Word lists related to strap:

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Words formed from strap by changing one letter
Words starting with strap by next letter
Words that start with the letter s
Words that end in the letter p
Words starting with st
Words ending in ap
Words beginning with str
Words that end with rap
5 letter words starting with s

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