■ noun
1》 a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used for fastening, securing, carrying, or holding on to.
2》 a strip of metal, often hinged, used for fastening or securing.
3》 ( the ~ ) punishment by beating with a leather ~.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped )
1》 fasten or secure with a ~.
2》 Brit. bind (an injured part of the body) with adhesive plaster.
3》 beat with a leather ~.
4》 [as adjective ~ped ] informal short of money: I'm constantly ~ped for cash.
Derivatives
~less adjective
~py adjective
Origin
C16 (denoting a trap for birds, also a piece of wood fastening two objects together): dialect form of strop 1 .