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| 1. n. plural of strap |  |
| strap | |
| 1. n. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like. | |
| 2. n. A strip of thick leather used in flogging. | |
| 3. n. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use. | |
| 4. n. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop. | |
| 5. n. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. | |
| 6. n. (carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. | |
| 7. n. (nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. | |
| 8. n. (botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. | |
| 9. n. (botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses. | |
| 10. n. A shoulder strap, see under shoulder. | |
| 11. n. (slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol. | |
| 12. v. To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash. | |
| 13. v. To fasten or bind with a strap. | |
| 14. v. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop | |
| to strap a razor - | |
