vt to fasten or bind with a strap.
2. strap ·vt to beat or chastise with a strap.
3. strap ·noun a narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
4. strap ·noun the leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
5. strap ·noun a shoulder strap. ·see under shoulder.
6. strap ·vt to sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
7. strap ·noun a piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
8. strap ·noun a band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
9. strap ·noun the flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
10. strap ·noun a piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
11. strap ·noun a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
12. strap ·noun something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.